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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "wafiq saddouk" <wafsad@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:34:16 +0100
Subject: Hello dear

MR WAFIQ AL SADDOUK
House 922,Halal-Babel
Masbah,Baghdad,
Rep. of Iraq.



Hello dear

YOUR COOPERATIONS IS HIGHLY REQUIRED

Good day to you.
I have decided to contact you by E-mail due to the urgency of this
transaction.Let me start by introducing myself properly to you
WAFIQ AL SADDOUK is my name,I am an Iraqi National from the Kurdish
town of Qaradagh.I am a Principal Accountant with Al-Bayji oil Refinery
about 125 miles (200km)north of Baghdad.I am seriously in dire need of your
assistance,in respect of the below stated business.
As a result of the present political crisis in iraq,and by virtue of my
management position in the refinery in Al-bayji,I was able to move out
the sum of US$22.5m (twenty-two Million, five hundred thousand United
States Dollars)call-deposit,from my office in the refinery,to a
security/finance company (DABI SADEARAT)based in tehran,Iran,for
safe-keeping.
The situation in my country now, is not conducive for me to travel out
of iraq, therefore,I gave instructions to Dabi Sadearat,to transfer the
consignment to its affiliate company in Europe FOR SECURITY REASONS.
The consignment is now in Europ.I am therefore soliciting your assistance
to claim the consignment , since I cannot leave here now due to the
political crisis. I will present you,through a power of attorney,to the
Security/Finance Company, as the Beneficiary/Trustee of the consignment on
my behalf.
I have agreed to share the money with you in the ratio of:70% for me
-25%.for you and 5% for overall expenses.Though there are still rooms
for negotiationon this.
Finally,I have taken time to elaborate the nature of the business for
your understanding,you are therefore free to ask questions in areas you
don't understand.You are also at liberty to accept or reject my humble
proposal .If you are in acceptance, reply immediately with your full name
and
address,telephone,fax numbers and maybe other vital information that
may help us in this transaction,which shall be forwarded to the Security
and finance Company.
Please treat ,with utmost confidentiality.

Regards,
WAFIQ AL SADDOUK

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