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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • hassanabumailbox@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HASSAN ABU" <hassanabumailbox@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 01:01:29 +0400
Subject: HELLO GET BACK TO ME ASAP


BARRISTER HASSAN ABU & ASSOCIATE
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
Our Ref: JUSTICE/FG2007

I am Hassan Abu.Personal Attorney to Mr.Yohanna Moore,Here in after shall be referred to as my client.who died with his family in the plane crash .I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated by the Firm where this huge deposit was lodged.

Particularly, the financial insist where the deceased had an account valued at about $15.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account Confiscated within the next twenty official working days.

Since i have been unsuccessful in locating relatives,I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the Proceeds of this account valued at 15.5 million dollars can be paid to you.

If you agree, we can share the fund in a ratio of 50% to you and 50% to me. I will provide all the Legal documents required to back up this claim w.

All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement. That will protect you from any breach of the law. I will like you to send me your full name and address, private telephone and fax number for easy communication.

Best regards,

Hassan Abu (Esq.)


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Visit http://hassanabu.phanfare.com/album/334162 (if you can't click this link, copy and paste it into your web browser).


This message was sent at the request of HASSAN ABU (hassanabumailbox@yahoo.fr).

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