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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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.
  • ngoye_al@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From:Mrs Ngoye al-Rashid" <noye@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:31:27 +0700
Subject: From:Mrs Ngoye al-Rashid

From:Mrs Ngoye al-Rashid
Email; ngoye_al@walla.com
Hello:

Compliments of the day.Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this unofficial channel.

I got your contact through a reliable source and would like to know more about you as I have resolved to specially seek for a trustworthy individual or company whom I can trust to transact this business with and who can keep secrets.My name is Mrs. Ngoye al-Rashid, The wife of Iraq military finance corps Chief, who was incharge of the payment of the military salary during his life service time Al-Mustapha Rashid.
I am now receiving treatment in the hospital. It's quite obvious that I won't live Longer according to my doctor as i am suffering from my kidney transplant illness,this is because my illness has gotten to a very bad stage.
My late husband died from the British and American attacks as a result of war with all of our Property's Destroyed. and also claimed the liver's of over three quarters of the whole people of IRAQ.
During the period of our marriage we had only male chird Idris. I honestly do not intend to surprise you, I write this letter in respect of my intention to invest the sum of US$25 FIVE MILLION, (TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS)with you.which I inherited from my husband proceed before his death.
When my husband was killed with the rest members of my family During the war , I and my only surviving son escaped with the help of United Nations from there we came to Bangkok Thailand through United Nation peace keeping Pilot.
The fund is now with the Financial Firm .In view of this plight, I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough ,
The doctor has advised me that I may not live long, so I now decided to contact you to assist my son to claim this money From where it was deposited and guide him for investment as you are a potential business man.
My family will be interested in doing business in your country, therefore i would like to seek your assistance and help.I am interested particularly in properties , but your advise on other areas of private sector would be highly appreciated, i am in believe that you would be of great help in guiding my son to a successful exploration of the investment potentials of your country , which guarantees good capital returns and human security .As a result of this, i can take you in confidence basically due of the source of the fund , hereby believing that your assistance will be profitable to us.
I will appreciate your willingness to carry this transactions the gratification remark which will be determined as soon as i hear from you.As I have mapped out 20%, for your assistance and 5% would be used for the re reimbursement of any expenses that is encurred during on the process of this transaction .
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred to your country will be used for the said purpose of investing in the industry, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Allah is vanity upon vanity.I await your urgent reply to enable me up-date you with more information and how to proceed.
Do feel free to ask me any question if you wish to as my husbands death has blocked every trace of this money from us,the documentations relating to the deposit of this fund are all intact with my first son for your verification .I await to hearing from you soonest.
Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Ngoye al-Rashid

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