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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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• 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.
  • spcdavidbright@wanadoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "spc David Bright" <spcdavidbright@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:45:08 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY !!!

AM Spc.DAVID BRIGHT.

A BRITISH ARMY FROM 3rd BATALLION,69th ARMOR
REGIMENT,1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM 42nd INFRANT, UK .
I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER IF YOU'RE INTRESTED TO
ASSIT AND LETS MAKE A DEAL .

I WAS POSTED TO IRAQ SOME FEW MONTHS BACK, IT WAS DURING THE
TRUBLES IN A VILLAGE VERY CLOSE TO BAGHDAD THAT I CAME ACROSS SOME
KIDS PLAYING WITH A CARTON THAT CONTAINS MONEY RUNNING TO TWO MILLION US
DOLLARS ,THE KIDS CLAIM THAT THEY GOT THE CARTON FROM ONE OF THE OFFICES OF
"OIL, FOOD AGENCY FOR IRAQI{OFAQ}"
I HAVE SINCE KEPT THE SAID MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE
AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS USED FOR SAVING THE MONEY ARE WITH
ME,ALSO I TOOK SOME PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EVENT THAT WILL MAKE YOU TO
BELIEVE MORE ARE ALL WITH ME .

I HEREBY WRITE TO YOU TO DO ASSIST ME IN CLAIMMING THE SAID SUM OF MONEY
FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE I KEPT IT IN EUROPE, BECAUSE WE SOLDIERS ARE
NOT ALLOW TO TAKE ANY THING FROM THE WAR FRONT NOT TO TALK ABOUT TAKING
MONEY , I BELIEVE THIS IS MY REWARD ,SOME SOLDIERS ARE DEAD ONLY TO LEFT
THEIR FAMILIES TO SORROWS, I BELIEVE WITH THIS MONEY BOTH IS FOR US TO ENJOY
INSTEAD OF GIVING IT BACK TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR NO USE.

MORE SO , I HAVE DECIDED THAT THE SAID SUM WILL BE SHARED 40-60%
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WHILE I WILL BE RECEIVING 60%YOU WILL BE
GETTING 40% .YOU MUST HAVE BEEN WONDERING HOW YOU CAME TO BE KNOWN BY THIS
STRANGERED YOUR'S INFACT ,I COME ACROSS YOUR NAME AND EMAIL, I GOT IT
THROUGH THE INTERNET WHILE I WAS ANXIOUS SEARCHING AND
TRUSTWORTHY IN ASSITING ME TO SEE THAT THIS DEAL WORKS IN ITS UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY. YOU CAN EMAIL ME BACK AT {spcdavidbright@wanadoo.es}
THANKS .

YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
DAVID BRIGHT.

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