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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • hajiahassan2@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hajia Zainab Ali Hassa" <hajiahassan2@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:41:51 -1200
Subject:

Dear Sir.
RE-JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
I got your mail address via business conference directory; hence I decided to contact you with this investment proposal of mutual benefits.
I am Hajia. Zainab Ali Hassan Al-Majid, the wife of the Ex – Defence Minister to Iraqi government and the first cousin to Ex. President Sadam Hussen, popularly known as {Chemical Ali}.
Immediately after the pronouncement of the execution verdict of my husband and others by the American influenced Iraqi Court. my husband instructed his lawyer to take me to a place where an envelop was handed over to me, when I open the envelop I discovered documents revealing where my husband deposited the sum of $18.500.000.00 {Eighteen Point Five Millions United State Dollars} with a security company as our family treasure.
Before their execution, he was able to transfer the documents of that transaction to my name and also gave me power of attorney to execute his will with the security company.
Immediately after his execution, his lawyer adviced us to leave where we have been taking refuge since he was arrested by the American soldiers to another country for our safety, hence we are also aware that we are not completely safe in the Middle East countries anymore in view of the escalation of the violent in Iraq
I have since spoken to the safety Box Company Director serverally in this regards and our discussion has been successful since they acknowledged the new developments
Since I am still being looked for by the Iraqi government and some group of people whom my husband might have stepped on their tolls. I have decided to be on a very low profile.
I am hereby seeking a trustworthy person with vast experience in business circle who will be able to assist me in receiving the aforementioned money to his/her country for onward investment into any lucrative venture of his choice.
I will be willing to offer you 25% of the total sum for assisting me in receiving the money into your country. While you will still be my adviser/guide on how the capital sum will be invested without failure.
We also intend to relocate to your country as soon as the money is finally moved to your custody in your country
Please if this proposal appeals to you, kindly send me your acceptance mail via the under listed mail address for more detailed/discussion
Yours truly,
Hajia Zainab Ali Hassan
hajiahassan2@myway.com

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