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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:
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • abdmmodal@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "abdlm2 Gazeta.pl" <abdlm2@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: abdmmodal@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:00:53 -0700
Subject: URGENT CONTRACT SUPPLY


Dear Sir/Ma,

To introduce our selves to you, we are Iraq contract committee for
contractors/suppliers/manufacturers exporters representatives in Iraq.
Presently we are actively engaged in sourcing for individuals,companies and
organizations to supply us with various goods and items for the
reconstruction of iraq.

contract supply to the Iraq Government of Basra. we have been in the line of
business since reconstruction pledge was made by the Bush Government,Our
recent expansion and desire to promote trade and industrial link as afforded
us the opportunity to contact you,for an urgent contract supply of various
goods and items for the Government of Iraq.


if you can supply us with various items and goods do not hesitate to inform
us by mail,so we can direct you to our Offshore Recommendation Centre Based
in the heart of Dubai (UAE),for an urgent supply.

The O.S.R.C was setup because most of our suppliers find it hard travelling
to Iraq to complete the contract fomalities because of the violence in the
region.Looking
forward to hear from you.

Yours faithfully
Mr.ABDUL AL MOHAMMED
FOR:CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE.
KHUALAFA ARRUSSFI SQUARE
BAGDAHD-IRAQ
abdmmodal@yahoo.com

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