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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:
  • "the consignment " (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 united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "affidavit " (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.
  
• 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.
  • mrh_sharif@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hamza sharrif <mrh_sharif9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrh_sharif@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:23:36 +0100
Subject: My warm Greetings.



From: Hamza Sharrif, LONDON
My warm Greetings.
With due respect and mutual trust, I am proposing to invest the sum of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) in your country in any viable and profitable venture that you will recommend. I was a former financial adviser to the Sudan minister of Agriculture. I left my Country Sudan to London due to the political problems in Sudan (http://allafrica.com/sudan).
During my active service years, I saved the above mentioned fund, which I deposited with a financial institution in London in the form of a consignment. Now the fund is due for collection. I cannot move the fund out of London in my name nor invest it here because of the restrictions attached to my assylum status. I need a foreign partner to come for the collection as my business associate. The consignment can be changed in my partners name and an affidavit will be sworn in the Court of law to back up it. The company will release the deposit to you immediately they see the Affidavit of change of ownership. Then, we can transfer the Fund to any of your chosen bank account and I will join you in your Country for any possible investment with the fund. I am willing to present all the necessary documents to you to authenticate my claims. I will also send you my identification when I hear from you.
Please reply on my private email address: mrh_sharif@yahoo.co.uk immediately you access this mail and find my proposal worthy of an effort. Also, give me all necessary information about yourself.
Thank you.
Best Regards.
Mr.Hamza Sharrif.
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