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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • h_suleman001@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hamid Suleman" <h_suleman001@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:28:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Urgent response for more Details


Dear,

I hope my letter meet you well. I'm in the need of your assistance .My Name is Hamid Suleman 20 years old, the only son of late engineering Ahamed Suleman citizen of Qatar who work's in shell Oil Company in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire who expatriate in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire, with my mother and lost their Lives in World trade centre bombing on the 11th of sep. 2001. Before his Death, he deposited $4.8 million United Sates Dollars in any Finance Security Company in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire.

Here he accumulated this money from an onshore engineering award. Actual the Finance Security Company has insured me a notice 7 days to present a foreigner beneficiary that could help me claim the consignment ( FUND BOX ) since I have explained to them concerning my condition .Once the consignment( FUND BOX )get to your position; you will take 15% and 5% will be mapped out for any charges during the transaction for you and keep my own 80%. You will help me to investment my own part of share in your business.

This transaction is 100% risks free. Please if you're interested to assist me re-confirms to me the Followings below with this Email address
( h_suleman001@uymail.com )

Your Direct mobile #....................

Wait for your urgent response.

Yours truly,
Hamid Suleman


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