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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)
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • hmr.ibrahim@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Mr.=20Ibrahim=20Hassan?=" <hmr.ibrahim@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: ibrahim_hassan44@eim.ae
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:10:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATT: VERY URGENT RESPONDS.....


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: hmr.ibrahim@yahoo.co.nz



- FROM THE DESK OF MR. IBRAHIM HASSAN BRANCH MANAGER DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK SH, RASHID BIN SAEED AL MAKHTOUM RD. OPPOSITE MARRIAGE FUNDBUILDING, AIRPORT ROAD UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E) PRIVATE EMAIL: (ibrahim_hassan44@eim.ae) I AM MR. IBRAHIM HASSAN,.BRANCH MANAGER OF ISLAMIC BANK OF DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E). DEAR FRIEND, THIS MESSAGE MIGHTY MEET YOU IN UTMOST SURPRISE, HOWEVER IT'S JUST MY URGENT NEED FOR FOREIGN PARTNER THAT MADE ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS TRANSACTION. l AM A BANKER BY PROFESSION FROM DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,AND CURRENTLY HOLDING THE POST OF BRANCH MANAGER OF THE BANK. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TRANSFERING THE LEFT OVER-DRAFT FUNDS ( $16.300,000.00.SIXTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) OF ONE OF MY BANK CLIENTS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON 31, JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH. YOU CAN CONFIRM THE GENUINESS OF THE DECEASE DEATH BY CLICKING ON THIS WEB SITE HENCEhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm I AM INVITING YOU FOR A BUSINESS DEAL WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN US IN THE RATION OF 50% FOR ME, 40% FOR YOU, WHILE 10% WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR EXPENSES. IF YOU AGREE TO MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVED YOUR RETURN MAIL AND REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY. HAVE A GREAT DAY.YOUR FAITHFULLY MR. IBRAHIM HASSAN NOTE..........FOR CONFIDENTIAL OF THIS TRANSACTION.TOP SECRET.YOU CAN NOW EMAIL ME THRUOGH THIS ACCOUNT(ibrahim_hassan44@eim.ae).

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