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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "30% for you " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • omarbinhamdan@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.AHMED LOOTAH ABDULLA" <ahmedlootah_emiratesbank@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: omarbinhamdan@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:51:23 +0400
Subject: HELLO

From The Desk Of,
Mr Ahmed Lootah,
Branch Manager,
Emirates Bank International,
World Trade Centre Complex,
Sheikh Zayed Road,
P .O. Box 11909,
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.

I am pleased to get across to you for a very
urgent and profitable business proposal. I Got your
e-mail address in internet while browsing.That's why I deemed
it fit to contact you and ask for your assistance in
this profitable trasaction, requiring trust and confidentiality.
Married with four children.I am writing this letter
to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out
this profitable business opportunity in my department.
On June 6, 1999, an American Oil Consultant/Contractor
with Petroleum Corporation, Mr. David Ameeraly, made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months.
valued at USD$18,000,000.00(Eighteen Million United States Dollars )
in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the Petroleum
Corporation, that Mr. David Ameeraly, died in the plane
crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767
Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can
confirm it yourself via the website below:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

On further investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next
of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. David Ameeraly.
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his bank deposit
paperwork in my bank. This sum of USD$18,000,000.00 and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it.
According to the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
LAW, at the expiration of (seven) years; the money
will revert to the ownership of the UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds.

My proposal is that I will like you to stand as the
next of kin to Mr. David Ameeraly, so that the fruit
of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of
some corrupt Government officials. This is simple and hitch free, I
will like you to provide immediately your full name
and address so that I can forward to you the contact
of our bank Attorney for the preparation of the necessary
documents and affidavits which will put you in place
as the next of kin.
Any bank account in any part of the world, which you
will provide, will then facilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10 %
will be set aside for expenses incured during the
business transaction. There is no risk at all.
The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately, via, the private email address below
omarbinhamdan@yahoo.co.uk, upon your response,
I shall provide you with more details
and relevant documents that will help you understand
the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country.

Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to
me the following to enable me start the processing of the
transfer.
1.Your Full Name.
2.Your Country Of Residence
3.Your House Address.
4.Your Phone Number and Fax.

Thanks.

Sincerely Yours,

Abdulla Ahmed Lootah.
Branch Manager,
Emirates Bank International,
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.

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