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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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• 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.
  • alidjan@caramail.com

Fraud email example:

From: INES <alidjan121@caramail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:33:00 +0100
Subject: CONFIRM THIS EMAIL

Dear Friend,

This business proposal to you is strictly confidential, with due respect. Sorry for any inconvenience or
stress this my mail may bring to you may be through reading it or otherwise, Since we have not known
ourselves or met previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write you this letter because of the urgency
it deserves.
By way of self introduction, I am Mrs. Ines Alidjan, wife of late hans Alidjan who died mysteriously as a
result of Cardiac Arrest.My family is under restriction of movement and that not withstanding, we are being
molested, policed and our Bank Account both here and abroad are being frozen by the Kazakhstan
Civilian Government.My late husband was a private accountant to the president of my country
Kazakhstan.
Following the sudden death of my husband,I have been thrown into a state of utmost confusion,
frustration and hopelessness by the present civilian administration, I have been subjected to physical and
psychological torture by the security agents in the country. My first son was just released from detention
some time ago by the Kazakhstan Government for an offence he did not commit. As a widow that is so
traumatized, I have lost confidence with anybody within the country.
Recently i found some documents regarding the sum of US$22.7Million, which was secretly lodged in a
vault deposited with a Security Company abroad as materials of Inheritance.
I therefore personally decided to contact you in confidence and also appeal to you seriously and
religiously for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it will be safe
since I cannot leave the country due to restriction of movement imposed on the members of my family by
the Kazakhstan Government.
You will be contacted by my attorney once you respond to me so that he works out modalities towards
the effective completion of this transaction.

Upon your acceptance, we will let you know the percentage and also work out other modalities that will
be beneficial to both of us.
Please reply urgently on this email:ines.alidjan@caramail.com and treat with absolute confidentiality and
sincerity. We have also planned on how we invest this fund in your country on any lucrative venture as
soon as you agree and we conclude.
Best regards and may God bless you.

Mrs. Ines Alidjan

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