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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • tarekaziz1@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Tarek Aziz" <tarek_aziz@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tarekaziz1@walla.com
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 18:01:49 +0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, RE HELP.

From: Tarek Aziz.
Tell: 00(66)-8-51661349
E-mail. tarekaziz1@walla.com

Attention Sir,

In appreciation of your esteemed contact received
through a reliable source ,First of all , I wish to
introduce myself to you, I am Tarek Aziz. the only
surviving son of the late Dr. ALFAYED AZIZ who was one
of the aid to the former leader of my country Iraq
before he was killed in a war in my country.

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise but
honestly I do not intend to surprise you. I write this
letter in respect of my intention to invest the sum of
US$8,000,000.00 in your company which I inherited from
my Father proceeds before his death. My mother is from
Haiti while my Father is from Iraq before they got
married as husband and wife. I am now left with my
only surviving mother who unfortunately has been
critically ill since late last year because of the
shock the death of My late Father caused her.

When my Father with the rest members of my family was
killed on 16th January 2003 during the war , I and my
Mother escaped to Iran with the help of United Nations
officials from there we came to Thailand through the
United Nation peace keeping Pilot.

The fund is now secured with a Financier firm. in view of this plight,
I expect you to be trust worthy and kind enough to
assist me ,I hereby agree to compensate your sincere
and candid effort in this regard with 20% of the total
fund and 10% for expenses,which may arise during the
transaction.

Note that we will send to you the relevant documents
that will enable you take possession of the fund for
onward investment for our mutual benefit.
Whatever your decision is, please contact me
immediately through the above email. tarekaziz1@walla.com I also appeal to
you to keep this matter secret for the interest of my
family.

Best Regards,
Tarek Aziz.
Unbehalf of my mother
Tell: 00(66)-8-51661349
E-mail. tarekaziz1@walla.com

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