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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:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • amesdyson46@yahoo.co.uk
  • jamesdyson46@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "james dyson" <drrons360@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesdyson46@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:52:25 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Telephone:44-7770888593
Fax:44-8707628285
Fax:44-1913352083
E-mail:amesdyson46@yahoo.co.uk

Jan 05,2006
Attn:

I will hereby introduce myself,I am James Dyson,I got
your contact during my search from the chamber of
commerce and industry.

I want to seek your assistance to claim for us a
substancial amount of money which will be paid to you
directly in cash here in UK.It is a deal i made with a
member of the security company where the fund belongs
to one ADOLF KWALK,he died some years back in a ghasty
motor accident and since then there is no trace of his
people,the said amount has been well arranged and
short listed to be paid in cash on identification.

The money in Question is Twenty-Two Million U.S
Dollars which will be paid to you directly on
identification as necessary informations regarding the
claim will be given to you.We have agreed to give you
20% of the money,We have perfected our home work.I am
assuring you that this transaction is risk free.

Herewith is my direct telephone:44-7770888593
and my direct faxline:44-8707628285,Fax:44-1913352083,
E-mail:jamesdyson46@yahoo.co.uk

Awaiting your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully.

james dyson

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