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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
• 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.
  • abdulakazim@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ABDUL KAZIM" <abdulakazim21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulakazim@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:16:29 -1100
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT

Reply me Through my Private Email Adress (abdulakazim@yahoo.com)

Hello My Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Abdul Ali Kazim an accredited personal attorney to Former
Iraqi Leader, late Saddam Hussein who was recently executed by the iraqi
present government without a fair trial.

It might interest you to know that the late iraqi leader deposited the sum
of $26 million dollars(because of security reasons, he deposited the funds
as a family Treasure, but his family is not aware of this and all the
original documents which he use to deposit the money is with me. the
security firm is not even aware of the content in the consignment box). And
it might also interest you that the boxes is strongly secured with secret
key code numbers and the code keys is with me which i will send to you once
you recieve the fund.

Now, since he's late, i decided to make urgent arrangement to make sure that
i move the funds out from the security firm as soon as possible before the
government will make move in other to find out some foreign transfer he made
while he was then still in power.

Inline with the above subject matter, what i need from you is your honesty
and strong assistance to help me to recieve the funds from the security firm
as i have all the neccesary legal documents that will back you up to recieve
the fund without having fear.

As soon as i get your swift respond, i will direct you to the security firm
so that you can make contact with them and apply for the claim of the
consignment boxes.


I am currently in uk were the funds was deposited so feel free to contact me
on my private line 00 44 701 113 2852. for more briefing on this issue.

I wish you Allah Guideance and blessings this new year

Best Regards

Attorney Adbul Ali Kazim
Accredited (Esq).

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