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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge sum of money" (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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: foaad hamad <foaadhamad03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <foaadhamad01@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:32:44 +0000
Subject: PROF FOAAD HAMAD - IRAQ



PLEASE CLICK ON THIS SITE and read BEFORE READING MY LETTER:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/07/wirq07.xml
Dear Sir,
Assalamu alaikum warahmotullahi wabarakatuh.
I am Prof. Foaad Ahmad, I am working in Economic Development andForeign Contract payment Operations Department, in the Central Bank of Iraq(CBI).
My aim of writing you is to seek for your kindness assistance to allowme quickly transfer the sum of US$15.million dollars, into youraccount. It will interest you to know how this huge sum amount of funds cameabout.
About two days before the United State and British, bombing began, thelate president Saddam Hussein, ordered his youngest son, Qusay, toremove the sum of US$1.billion (£640 million) from the Central Bank ofIraq (CBI) The cash which was loaded on to three lorries.
That memorable day Qusay and a senior aide to the late president SaddamHussein delivered the instruction in person to the bank's governor ofthe Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). And the money was removed withoutproper official documentations. The money was not debited. It was justremove from the foreign reserve vault. This illegal withdrawer createdopportunity for our staffs working in the foreign payments department. Wehastingly remove from the vault the sum of US$75.million, which we sharedamong ourselves working in the department, five in number. My sharewas US$15.million, the deal which was absolutely successfully, I am nowseeking your help to allow me prepare transfer document in your Name toenable me transferred the funds into your account.
I have agreed to offer you 25% of the funds for your assistance 5% isreserved for expenses 70% will be kept for your account for me. Notethis transaction is risk free since it is assumed; the late presidentSaddam Hussein was responsible for removing the funds.
I have formalized every necessary arrangement with regards to thistransaction. What I needed now is your "TRUST" HONESTY and RANSPERENCY".Please I need conviction and assurance of TRUST from you. Of course, youcan see the reasons for this, is that, it involves a huge sum of moneyand I have not deal with you in anyway before. If I am convinced andwith your declaration of interest in this deal, then I will tell you theprocedures to follow and with other vital information, Kindly contactme through the above email.
For the security of this transaction, I do hereby implore you to treatand maintain it with the absolute confidentiality and secrecy itrequires to avoid exposing our intentions, there by jeopardizing thisproject. Thanks and remain blessed.
NOTE ONCE AGAIN. THIS DEAL IS 100% RISK FREE.
Looking forward to your urgent response.
PROF .FOAAD HAMAD

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