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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • kassimohammad5@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR MOHAMMAD KASSIM" <mohammadkassim@web.de> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:38:27 +0100
Subject: Help me receive and invest!!!

FROM MR MOHAMMAD KASSIM
IRAQ - MOSUL - MAHALLAT
ABDUKHOOB HOUSE Nr. 51/ s /85
IRAQ

Dear Friend,

I was one the former petroleum Board Member In MOSUL IRAQ,
while I was in the office I did some sales of petroleum oil to Indonesia
This amount was an over invioce $ 5,800,000,00.

I want you to help me receive and invest the money,and please keep
this as top secret for me for the sake of my security.

I will change all documents in your name to protect the fund
So your name,address,telephone number/fax will be needed to ease
Communication and to enable me procure documents.
I am very sorry for not speaking good english
I wait to hear from you. Please reply me on my private
e-mail: kassimohammad5@googlemail.com

Yours faithfully
MR MOHAMMAD KASSIM

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