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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • aisha_mohameed@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Aisha K Mohameed and Son Yusuf," <aisha_mohameed@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:16:16 +0700
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE / INVESTMENT


From: Mrs Aisha K Mohameed and Son Yusuf,

Email: aisha_mohameed@yahoo.com





Dear Sir,



Compliments of the day. I know my message is like a surprise to you. I write you in due respect. I am Mrs aisha K. Mohameed, the wife of Kareem W. Mohameed of Great Memory. He was one of the top government officials in the government of Zimbabwe, but he was killed prior to the political problems in my country. We were forced to leave the country for the fear of our lives. But before his death, he deposited the sum of $8.5MILLION USD, with a private security company here in Thailand. To be honest with you, this is the only legacy left for me and my son Mr Yusuf M. Mohameed behind for us by my late husband, in which I have some documents regarding this money.



We have the intention, to invest this money on properties in your country for future up keep of me and my son. For your assistance, I will appreciate if all correspondence via this mail address until we finally move the funds out of Thailand. We are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum and 5% extra for any further expenses incurred during this transaction.

We await your urgent response,



Sincerely yours,

Aisha K. Mohameed and SonYusuf

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