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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:

• 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.
  • aisharasheedy@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: max koku <maxkoku@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:35:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE THIS IS VERY URGENT SIR


With regards Sir,

Please i have always be receiving email from aisha rasheed which i suspect to be a sacn by nigerian 419. and now he is still contacting a friend of mine called ayob and i have told my friend that this is a scan and i decided to send you a copy of her message to you immediatly for action.

This same aisha rasheed contacted me regarding to a business relationship which i refused and today now he has decided to get a very close friend of mine.

below is the email of aisha rasheed aisharasheedy@yahoo.fr

If there is any thing you can do sir for this email should no longer be in service otherwise they may get some one along the line with this fake stories.

Below is what i have send to you.

my regards

max koku.


---- Forwarded by Ayob Ebrahim/817/DCFS/DCX on 10/05/2007 03:39 PM -----

aisharasheedy@yahoo.fr 10/05/2007 03:35 PM
To
ayob.ebrahim@daimlerchrysler.com cc
Subject
RE : Re: Ayob Ebrahim, try and Make the payment to the bank





ASSALAMUALAIKUM Ayob,

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICENT; THE MERCIFUL THE MASTER OF THE DAY AND JUDGMENTS. I GREET YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICENT THE MERCIFUL TO WHOM ALL THE PRAISE(HQ;31:26;17:111) AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES(HQ:7:180;17:110;20:8;59:24) BELONGS.

I just want to know regard the information towards transfer of this funds into your account in country by the bank.

Try make the payment to the bank by the end of this weeks.


May the Good Lord ALLAH been with us in this immediately Transaction.

Thanks,

Sister Asiha Rasheed








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