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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ammedsafan@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ammed safan" <ammedsafan1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ammedsafan@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:03:43 +0800
Subject: ammed safan

>From ammed safan
Home Address:
No 24A Idrisa Road,
Bagdad, Iraq.
Dear ,
Wa-Salaam w'Ala ikum, walhamdililahi wabarakato, I
hope you are in Peace of our dear Allah, May he Bless
you abundantly.? . I am ammed safan, the only
child and the only son to Late Haji Abdul safan,
well known as chief protocal officer to Ali safan
Al-Majid “Chemical Ali”. I am 25 years old. My late
parents were killed during the U.S air raid in bagdad
early 2003.My late father was well trusted by safan
Al-majid,

Before my father died, he deposited the sum of US$
10.5 Million in the vault of a security/finance
company in Asia. Immediately I found you in internet I
felt you can be of help to me. That’s why I am
sending you this email. I need someone who has the
capacity to receive such huge amount of money in his
account and I am willing to give up some reasonable
part of the total amount to you. I want to set up
some business investment with this money outside Iraq
and for this reason,

I sincerely appeal to you to help me in this respect
to assist me in claiming and receiving this money.
Please, for security reasons, our
Communications/Correspondence will be through my
private e-mail address given below and we will then
arrange for a meeting where all the modalities for the
transaction will be discussed (including the areas of
investment), and all the necessary documents relating
to the money and our transactions.
I'm looking forward to further cooperation from you and
will be grateful for your immediate response.
Please send your reply to my private e-mail address(ammedsafan@hotmail.com )
Yours Sincerely,

AMMED SAFAN..

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