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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • dan_km3030@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR> DANIEL KIM" <daniel_km@she.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dan_km3030@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 03:12:31 +0700
Subject: REPLY.

MR. DANIEL KIM.

BANGKOK-THAILAND.

EMAIL:dan_km3030@yahoo.co.in

DATE:06-06-2006.




DEAR FRIEND,



PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS MR. DANIEL KIM AN AUDITOR WORKING WITH THE ASIA LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD ORGANIZATION. I GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS FROM YOUR COUNTRY’S BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR INFORMATIONS,I DICIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.

PRESENTLY, OUR ORGANIZATION THE ( ASIA LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARD COMPANY ) HAS AN ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL LOTO PRIZE OF USD 3.MILLION DOLLARS TO BE WORN. I AND MY COLLEQUES ARE DEMANDING FOR YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION INORDER FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER AS TO WIN THIS PRIZE IN YOUR NAME,SINCE WE AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOTO DRAW.

WITH OUR POSITIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION, WE CAN SOURCE AND PROVIDE THE WINNING TICKET THAT WILL DRAW THE WINNING NUMBERS OF THE USD 3. MILLION DOLLARS IN YOUR NAME.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO EXECUTE THIS BUSINESS WITH US, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAME,TELEPHONE NUMBER AND AGE.WE SHALL SOURCE OUT THE LUCKY WINNING TICKET AND ISSUE IT ON YOUR NAME WHICH WILL MAKE YOU THE WINNER OF THE PRIZE MONEY. AND ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION RELEASE THE FUNDS TO YOU.

NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE. WITH OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS, YOU WILL WIN THE PRIZE AND THE PRIZE MONEY WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY. AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS, YOU SHALL TAKE 15% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS WHILE 85% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEGES. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS, dan_km3030@yahoo.co.in TELEPHONE NUMBER WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ANSWER.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS.

DANIEL KIM.

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