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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • address.guieg@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Gilbert Guie <m.piretto@email.it>
Reply-To: GUIEG@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:58:04 +0200
Subject: YOUR RESPOND URGENTLY.


I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHICH MY FAMILY AND I HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH.SINCE THE MURDE OF MY FATHER,I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORT OF INTIMIDATION AND LOT OF NEGETIVE REPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESSABOUT MY FAMILY.THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNT ARE FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED.
IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS ,THAT I SEEK YOUR CO OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS(15 US$) BEING THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL.AFTER THE MURDER OF MY FATHER THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT SEIZED ALL OUR PROPERTIES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL.
MY ONLY HOPE NOW, IS THIS CASH MY FATHER CAREFULLY PACKED AS ARTIFACTS WITH A SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANYIN THE NETHERLAND.THIS SUM US$15M CAN EASILY BE WITHDRAWN OR PAID TO RECOMMENDED BENEFICIARY. THE SECURITY COMPANY BASED ON INSTRUCTION OR THAT OF MY LAWYER WILL RELEASE THE FOUND TO WITH OUT HITCH.YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS MY BUSINESS PARTNER WHO WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME,IN THE AREA OF BUSINESS YOU DEEM PROFITABLE AND NECESSARY.
TO SHOW MY PREPAREDNESS AND APPRECIATIONTO CONDUCT THIS BUSINESS WIHTYOU, I SHALL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUT AND 5% FOR ALL THE EXPENSES INCURED DURING THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE THE REMAINING 70%WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY THIS WILL BE USED FOR INVESTMENT PROPOSE IN YOUR COUNTRYUNDER YOUR MANAGEMENT
PLEASE, I NEED YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION AND SURPORT FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS VENTURE .I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TREAT THIS VENTURE AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.THIS IS ASENSITIVE ISSUE, WHICH DEMAND A HIGH DEGREE OF SECRECY. YOU SHOULD PLEASE HAVE MY CURRENT POLITICAL STATUSIN MIND.
ALSO ENDEAVOUR TO FOWARD ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS.GUIEG@netscape.net. IF YOU PROVE YOURSELF TO BE INTERESTED AND TRUSTWORTHY,THAT YOU CAN NOT RUN AWAY WITH THE WHOLE FUND
I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
YOURSTRULY.
DR.GILBERT GUIE.

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