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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
• 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.
  • charles_thomps01@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "charles thompson" <charles_thomps01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charles_thomps01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:09:26 +0000
Subject: Dear beloved,

Dear beloved,
My name is charles thompson, A Bahrain national,I
have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer.
It has defiled all forms of medical treatment,
and right now I have only about a few months to
live, according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well,
as I never really cared for anyone(not even
myself)but my business.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous,
I was always hostile to people and only focused
on my business as that was the only thing I cared for.
But now I regret all this as I now know that there
ismore to life than just wanting to have or make all
the money in the world.

.

So far, I have Distributed money to some charity
organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot
do this myself anymore.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and distribute the money which I have there
to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they
refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge
cash deposit of Twenty Eight Million dollars($28,000,000,00)
that I have with a finance House abroad.
I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
despatch it to charity organizations.
N/B:KINDLY NOTE THAT 20% of this funds must go to the
tsunami victims and another 10% for your effort and
time.

Regards.
charles thompson.
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY ME VIA MY EMAIL
ADDRESS FOR CONFIDENTIALITY
PURPOSE: charles_thomps01@yahoo.com.hk



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