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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Alahdin Abdullah"<alahdinabdullah05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <alahdinabdullah6@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:23:32 +0100
Subject: asSalamu-alaikum


asSalamu-alaikum

I hope in the name of almighty Allah that I have the right person who will assist me.

I want to move capital to invest into your country/business and as such i would like to make contact with people like you residing in that country for your assistance. Please note that the capital are already with a safe deposit company which also has branches around the world for safe keeping. If you want to assist me.

This is all what you have to do, you will help me make contact with the safe deposit company for the release of the capital to you as my beneficiary because I cannot travel out of Iraq right now because of some conditions which I will explain to you if we work together(my travel documents are not complete now)

The fall of Saddam Hussein has brought destruction/Hell to this our great country and everything is so difficult now and all our opportunities are closing up, the new Government is trying to frustrate all our businesses.

What I need you to do are as follows:

1. You should make arrangements with the safe company to secure the capital on my behalf.

2. You will be given the right to 35% of the total amount for your assistance, and 5% of the amount would be set aside for reimbursement of any kind of expenses incurred as a result of this transaction by both parties.

3. As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail your readiness to claim the safe box from the company, I will send the opening code number of the safe box to you and also the Companys information

4. Please not that this project is 100% risk free but you must keep it very secret and confidential with strong commitment that you will not let me down at all.


I have made all necessary arrangements to get the court document that necessitate you to be my beneficiary and this document will allow you deposit the capital to any account of your choice safely.

I await your reply as soon as possible.

Regards,

Abdullah Alahdin.

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