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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024082191 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • eddy_punche1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Emmanuel Eleganza" <sotseddy@gmail.com>
Reply-To: eddy_punche1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 07:55:10 -0700
Subject: URGENT MAIL


Goodday,

I got your contact over the internet as a
trustworthy and
reliable person.please pay
attention and understand my reason of
contacting you today through this email.
My name is EMMANUEL ELEGANZA..
I am the
personal solicitor to a foreinger, Late
Mr. Morris Thompson ,
an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane
crash of
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which
crashed on January 31 2000. You may
read
more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N
News internet
website.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.
airlines.
list/

I desprately need your assistance to secure
and move huge sums
of money left behind by
my late client to the tune of $85,000,000
(Eight five million united states dollars).
I will pay you 20% of the
total sum for your
coperation in this matter.I will give you more
details,on your positive response, also
include in your reply and
acknowledgement of
this mail your tel number so that we can
disscuss
in details. I can be reached
urgently through my private mail address
below.

eddy_punche1@hotmail.com

Yours Faithfully,

EMMANUEL
ELEGANZA
Address: 3 Presley Way
Crownhill, Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire MK8 OES
United Kingdom.
TELEPHONE +44 702 4082191

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