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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "is 100% risk free" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <dr.zamanahmed@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:06:07 +0000
Subject: ASALAMALEKU(INVESTMENT FUND)





FROM:
DR.ZAMAN AHMED (JP)

ADDRESS: JALAN DELIMA 5 TAMAN
DELIMA

43000 KAJANG

SELANGOR. MALAYSIA

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM



ASALAMALEKU, MY NAME IS DR.ZAMAN AHMAD,CHAIRMAN,ASIAN UNION CONTRACTORS PAYMENT
COMMITEE.I AM CONTACTING YOU TO INQUIRE IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME SAFEGUARD FUNDS IN
YOUR ACCOUNT FOR MY INVESTMENT PURPOSE IN YOUR COUNTRY .THE FUND IS A LEGAL
MONEY AND DO NOT HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO DRUG,MONEY LAUNDERING/TERRORISM.

AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED
WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY ($12 MILLION USD).THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK
FREE AS THE PROCESS SHALL BE LEGALLY FOLLOWED TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF LAW.

I AM SKEPTICAL TO DISCUSS THE BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET
OWING TO LOTS OF UNSOLICITED/SPAM MAILS ON THE INTERNET THESE DAYS AS I WOULD,
NOT WANT MY HONOURABLE NAME TO BE DRAGGED TO MESS AS MISTAKEN INTENTION.

I WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF YOU PROVIDE ME
WITH YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR MORE PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS SO I CAN EMAIL,CALL OR FAX YOU THE DETAILED INFORMATION BUT MUST FIRST
ALL ASSURE ME THAT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION SHALL BE KEPT HIGHLY SECRET AND
CONFIDENTIAL DUE TO MY POSITION IN MY OFFICE FOR SECURITY REASON SEND YOUR
RESPONSE ONLY TO THIS EMAIL: dr.zamanahmed@ymail.com



LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST



YOURS FAITHFULLY.

DR.ZAMAN AHMED (JP)

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