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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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
• 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.
  • addak_1994@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aaddak_1994@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ADNAN ISMAIL" <addak1992@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:00:40 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,
Greetings to you and Please permit me to introduce myself. I am Mr. Adanan
AK Ismail , SAUDI National working in shell B P IN Guinea Conakry and a
crude oil Merchant Before I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, which has
defied all medical solutions, and according to medical experts I only have a
few more months to live. As you read this you do not have to feel sorry for
me as it is a universal truth that we all must die someday, the only problem
with mine though being that I have particularly not lived my life well in
spite of my wealth and possessions as I never really cared for anyone (not
even myself) but my business. Though I was very rich I was never generous,

I was never caring about people but only dedicated my time and resources on
my business, as that was the only thing I cared about. But now I regret all
this as I now know that there is more to life than just accumulating all the
wealth in the world as I lay helplessly on my sick bed. If I was given a
second chance to live again I make sure i would live my life a different way
from how I have lived it owing to what has befallen me now. As my last days
alive are drawing closer and closer I have already willed out most of my
properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as
a few close friends. I also want my soul to be at peace with God and for him
to be merciful on me and accept my soul and to this regard I have resolved
to give my remaining funds to charity organizations as I want this to stand
as one of the last deeds I indulge in on earth before I die.

Though I have already distributed money to some charity organizations, Now
that my health has deteriorated so badly I can no longer continue with this
myself and also I do not trust my immediate family members or close friends
on this as I have once asked them to close one of my accounts and distribute
the funds there in to charity organizations in Bulgaria,Sri-Lanka India and
Pakistan they greedily kept the money to themselves. Hence I am ntacting you
with this as I have lost confidence in them because it is obvious they are
not contended with what I have left for them. The last of my funds which no
one knows of is a cash deposit of Seven Million five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($7,500000) stashed in one trunk box and declared as Personal
effects of high security value which I have with a finance/Security Company.


All I am asking of you is to assist me in making the collection of this
deposit and dispatching the funds to any charity of your choice after
keeping 20% of the funds for yourself and your family.10% of these funds
should be to cover any expenses that might be incurred in the process of
making this claims.

Please contact me as soon as you get this email if you are capable and
sincere to handle this transaction on my behalf so I can forward you with
all relevant documents necessary for the claims and the name of the security
firm where the funds are deposited. God bless you as I await words from you.
Please inform me as soon as possible if you are not interested so I can
proceed to seek for someone else to carry out this on my behalf.

Find attached a picture of me along with this email for your perusal.
Please your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and you can
contact me on this secured
E-mail:addak_1994@hotmail.com<E-mail%3Aaddak_1994@hotmail.com>
Thanks,
Mr Adanan AK Ismail

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