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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • abuomar77@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: speed post <speedspost@web.de>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:23:37 +0200
Subject: An Urgent Assistance



My name is Abu Omar al-Majid a citizen of Iraq and son of Ali Hassan al- Majid(Chemical Ali) who was condemed and approved for death by hanging. There is this reasonable amount of funds which my father kept in Europe, now i have decided to invest it outside my country,because of my fathers current situation and also of my family security. Please there is no risk involved. Please i want you to assist me in transfering the funds into your private account for investment purposes. If you can be of an assistance to me reply to my private email addresse, abuomar77@aim.com [http://de.f449.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=abuomar77@aim.com]. On your reply i will update you more of the funds.
Yours Faithfully, Mr.Abu Omar al-Majid



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