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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • shawnbabe@codehot.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Shawn Brun <shawnbrun@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:17:56 +0400
Subject: Could you do this for me?


Greetings,
I am in search of my family roots or anybody who might
assist me achieve my link of lineage.
My names are Miss Megan Brun, born in London and raised at Iraq
by my father Engr. Rowland Brun, an engineer with
the Iraq refinery. My mother Lilian Brun, Zimbabwean nationality left my
father when I was six years old .I was raised by my father.
So caring, unfortunately, he died from effect of explosion
at the Iraq refinery.
After my fathers death, I mourned him for some months as his
remains could not be found. I later left Iraq to UAE (Dubai)
where my father made some deposition in the vault company on
my behalf as the beneficiary of the account in Overseas Diplomatic Finance Company.
Please I need somebody who can assist me and also help me to
start up an investment on Estates or Industrial production
of choice consumer products or on any area of specialization on a capital base of $8.4
million.
The manager of the vault company instructed me only if I can
locate any person who is willing to assist me host the money
for safe keeping based on 25% share ratio.
This money is all I have got .I need help to transfer this
money out of UAE (DUBAI) to a safe custody. For the benefit of fear, my father’s lawyer have all the necessary documents under his custody. He would release it to us as soon as possible as he has notified me.
We will discuss terms of investment when everything is
settled and I believe you will assist me possibly.
I expect your reply in details if you accept to assist me.
Thanks,
Miss Shawn Brun.
(shawnbabe@codehot.co.uk)

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