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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • sullivanrichard20005@box.az
  • sullivanrichard20005@box.az

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Sullivan" <s_richard004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sullivanrichard200@box.az
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:13:08 +0000
Subject: From:Mr.Richard Sullivan

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Engineer Richard Sullivanrichard
Shell Petroleum South Africa.
E-mail:sullivanrichard20005@box.az

Attn: MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/CEO

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Richard Sullivan, a director of contracts evaluation and
implemention department of Shell Petroleoum,South Africa. I am married with
Children and hold degrees in economics and business studies.I require
urgently your unreserved assistance in providing me with a safe and
reliable bank account with full details, where I can transfer the sum of
$20.5M (Twenty million five hundred thousand United States of American
Dollars) The purpose of the transfer is to take care of my retirement by
investing in a viable business you might deem fit to advise.

This sum of money was generated as a result of over-invoiced contracts
awarded by my colleagues and I, and I have arranged for the money to be
remitted out through a reliable expatriate partner whom I can present
as the beneficiary, as my present status and financial resources will
not be
sufficient for me to handle the transfer successfully without the
financial assistance of a reliable foreign partner.I got your profile
from our chamber of commerce and it is with business trust that I write
to request, you partner with us to facilitate the transfer of this
money to your nominated bank account for our mutual benefits.
Note that 20% will go to you for your efforts and your contribution, 5%
is for miscelleneous expenses incurred by both parties, and 75% will be
shared between me and colleagues which will be use for business
investment in your country under your supervision.Please if you are
interested
kindly send to me immediately the underlisted:
1. Name to be used as beneficiary and beneficiarys address.
2. Your private and confidential telephone/ fax number(s)and Cell
phone.
3. Your bank name,address,bank Account Number and Telephone/fax
number(s).Contact me via my alternative sullivanrichard20005@box.az as
soon
as you receive my mail. I hope to conclude this business within the
next
fourteen- (14) working days.Looking forward to your anticipated and
urgent positive response.
Thanks indeed,
Richard Sullivan

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