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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.
• 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.
  • sara.aliyusuf@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ms.Sara Yusufali. <sarayusufali_ir@yahoo.no>
Reply-To: sara.aliyusuf@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:43:06 +0400
Subject: From Ms. Sara Yusufali.


Dear frined,

Good day and how you are today, I hope all is well.

I am Ms. Sara Yusufali from Iraq. I am deaf and dumb but could only write.
Because i am conversant with the internet believe is the only way i can be =
able to find a sincere and understand person to assist me. Presently i am in =
Iraq.

I was affected by the bomb blast in our country Iraq.

On this condition I lost my parents in the same war and I am the only issue =
of my parents.

I am contacting you on behalf of the fund deposited by my late father ABN =
AMRO BANK in UNITED ARAB EMIRATE (DUBAI).

I have contacted them before and they told me that due to my condition, I =
should secure for a next of kin to assist me and apply on behalf of me for =
the release of the fund so that they can be able to release the money to you. =
And you save guide it for me, so that I can be able to help my condition.

Reply and let me know your intention for me so that I will give you the =
contact of the BANK and also more details about this issue. Please contact me =
at sara.aliyusuf@yahoo.co.uk

I look forward to hear from you.

ALLAH blesses you.

Kind regards

Ms. Sara Yusufali.

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