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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • wallfan@mail.ru
  • wallfan@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: "MURRAY STEVEEN" <murraysteveen@murraysite.net>
Reply-To: wallfan@mail.ru
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:07:47 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM WALL JOHNSON READ AND GET BACK TO ME

WALLFAN JOHNSON
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
Email(wallfan@mail.ru)

Good Day, I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable
person and company for partnership investments overseas. By introduction I
am WALLFAN JOHNSON i am a boy of 19 years with my small sister we are from
Sierra Leonean.my late father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting
board until his death.He was assassinated by the rebels following the
political uprising in my country. I escape from my country with my small
sister by the help of my father in-law who is also killed by the rebels
later after my running away from the country. Before the death of my father
he had a foreign account here in COTE D'IVOIRE up to the tune of $9.3million
US dollars he deposited under a suspense account with a bank here which he
told the bank was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.I want you
to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or
any safer place as the beneficiary . I have plans to do investment in your
country, like real estate and industrial production.please Iam writing with
heart felt condition because of how I lost my beloved late father .10% of
the total sum will be offered to you for your assistance, while 4% will be
set aside for any expenses that might arise during the transfer .the
transction is very legal and will be kept legal until its conclusion. God
will reward you as you going to help me out of this predicament.pls contact
me on this email address(wallfan@mail.ru)

Thanks and best regards

Mr WALLFAN JOHNSON

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