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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • edwardaristide@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edward aristide <edwardaristide@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jonjonaristide2@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:08:19 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:COL (RTD) JON ARISTIDE,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: edwardaristide@yahoo.com

FROM THE DESK OF:COL (RTD) JON ARISTIDE,

TEL:00447031942111










My name is Col(Rtd) EDWARD Aristide,brother to the exiled President of

Haiti,(Dr.Jean BeRtrand



Aristide)and the chief of staff to the goverment of my exiled brother. I am on exile now with my family, due to the political uprising and evolution against

the Government of my brothercaused by his political opponents in haiti ,we managed to board a united nations red cross cargo plane which necessitated my eventual fleeing from haiti to seek political asylum here in the united kingdom under the united nations geneva convention on political asylum immigration laws. But before I left my country, I moved out the sum of eighty million united states dollars ($80m) which was budgeted for developmental projects in my country before the civil unrest began to a private security company for safe keeping, for onward investment in your country.










Due to my current status as a political immigrant i wish to solicit your help in investing these funds in Real Estate and commercial Properties,with a view of starting a new life in your country with your utmost assistance and cooperation.

if interested in assisting me please furnish me immediately , your bank account

informations, your full address, your full name,tel/fax number and also

a copy of your identity.



I am requesting for all this informations for confidentiality and security sake because it will accord me the right to know whom i am dealing with, also a percentage of 25% have mapped out for you for your assistance while 70% is for me and my family, 5% will be for the expenses incured during the transfer.

you can reach me immediately through this private security numbers :

Tel:00447031942111,



Waiting for your urgent response.





Best regards,





RTD colonel edward aristide.






- edward aristide

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