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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:
  • "this mail will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • john_hsott@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • johnherbert_sott@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?JOHNH=20ERBERT=20S0TT?= <john_hsott@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jhsott@mmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:21:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I LOOK FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: john_hsott@yahoo.co.uk

MY DEAR,


I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE; MY PURPOSE OF WRITING YOU IS FOR A MUTUAL BUSINESS VENTURE I WILL LIKE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.


MY NAME IS JOHN HERBERT SOTT, BASE HERE IN EUROPE I AM THE CHIEF REVIEW OFFICER OF THE GLOBAL TRUST AND SERVES COMPANY HERE, DURING MY AUDITING EXERCISE IN OUR COMPANY I DISCOVERED TWO TRUCK DEPOSIT WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER OUR CUSTODY FOR THE PAST 6YEARS AND WITHOUT HAVING ANY COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPOSITOR TILL DATE AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR ALKIVE TO RE VIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT RELATED TO THE DEPOSIT AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE FIRST DEPOSITOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT MY INVESTIGATION EXERCISE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE DEPOSITOR WHERE INVOLVE ON A POLITICAL TOXICS IN HIS COUNTRY WHICH HAS PUT HIM BEHIND THE BARS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.


IN A SUMMARY, MY PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOU IS TO PUT YOU IN PLACE OF THE DEPOSITOR AS THE VALUE OF THE MERCHANDISE IS $28MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN CASH AND EVERY INFORMATION PATTERNING THE DEPOSIT ARE IN MY CUSTODY AND CONSIDERING MY POSITION IN THE COMPANY, I HAVE ACCESS TO EVERY INFORMATION TO ENABLE US CLAIM THE SHIPMENT AND HAVE THE FUNDS DISBURSE IT WITHIN OUR SELF.


WE WILL DISCUSS ON THE DISBURSEMENT OF THIS FUNDS, ONLY WHEN YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO BE A PARTNER ON THIS DEAL AND EVERY OTHER INFORMATION PATTERNING THIS ISSUE WILL CERTAINLY BE RELEASED TO YOU AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR RESPOND TOWARDS THIS PROPOSAL.


I LOOK FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU.


PLEASE RESPOND ONLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS; johnherbert_sott@hotmail.com



YOURS TRULY

JOHN HERBERT SOTT



- JOHNH ERBERT S0TT

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