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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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "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.
  • fkarboli@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3afkarboli@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs farza" <mrsfarza102@cashego.co.cc>
Reply-To: fareza_kar2003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:36:00 -0700
Subject: WAITING


Mrs Fawziya J. Al-Karbouli
28th King Abdulaziz St.
Riyadh 11415,
Saudi Arabia.

Hello my dear Friend,

My greetings to you and your family.

I wish to apologize for any inconveniences this proposal may cause you
as we have never met or known each other before.

I am Mrs Fawziya J. Al-Karbouli,an Iraqi National from the northen
Kurdish town of Diyala.I am the wife of the late Mr Mohammad Jamal Al
Karbouly,former president of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan,who was
assasinated last year.I am presently on exile in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
with my children.

My purpose of sending this message is to solicit for your assistance
to help me transfer the sum of seven million five hundred thousand US
dollars(US$7.5M) that my late husband deposited with a finance and
security company in Europe.Due to the political crisis in my country,I
am unable to secure entry visa to travel to Europe to collect the
funds.This is why I am soliciting for your help to transfer the funds
to your custody,until I can come and meet you in your country.I intend
using the funds for investment purposes in your country.

I am offering you 20% of the funds as compensation/commission for your
assistance.75% of the money is for me, whereas 5% of it shall be used
to take care of overall expenses incurred in the course of the
transaction.Though there are still rooms for more negotiations on
this.

I will send to you all the relevant documents covering the transaction
and also give you Power of attorney to receive the funds on my behalf
as the TRUSTEE.

For security reasons,you should reply to my alternative
email:fkarboli@yahoo.co.uk <email%3Afkarboli@yahoo.co.uk>

Please treat with utmost urgency and confidentiality.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Fawziya J. Al-Karbouli

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam