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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.
  • swalker@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: walker silver <sw_652005@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: swalker@mail.md
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 00:12:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Investment



Hello,

I am Silver Walker,a proffesional Engineer from Trinidad.I am currently in UK for a contract for the construction of a Bridge the Leeds.

During the last three years, i was contacted by a Malta elder states man who awarded a construction contract to his company to front for him as the owner of the company.I have successfuly completed the contract and he has long paid me for the job done.I the cause of the contract,he used me to make a number of deposits in a Finance Security company here in Europe.We made a total deposit of $5.5M.

Now the security company contacted me asking why for three years now they have not heard from us,so i went into investigation and found out that the general died on the 15th of January 2003.After several attempts to locate his people i couldn't for some time now.I have decided to contact you to assist me receive this fund as i intend to relocate to your country for investment.All the documents to this deposit are with me.

I want you to assist me receive this fund and also in the area of invesment in your country.I have decided to give you 20% of the total amount if you can assist me.
Do get back to me through this mail box (swalker@mail.md) for more details.
Thank you,
Silver Walker.





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