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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)
• 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.
  • +447040122096 (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.
  • yalkrishna_66@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "krishna_aryal@terra.es" <krishna_aryal@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:21:47 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Discreet business proposal from Oman.



Dear Friend,

I am sorry to interrupt your peace since you are not expecting to receive any mail from me. However, I'm obliged to do so due to the importance and urgency of my motives. I am not sending this email as (internet spam) which in recent time has been drastically abused by spammers. However I have interest in your abilities and personality influence which can be utilized in a DEAL of such magnitude.

My name is Krishna Aryal, a security agent assigned with Middle-East financial crime control unit in Oman. In the course of my work with 4 (four)other members of my colleague, we intercepted Twenty-five million united state dollars (USD$25M)wire transfer to it's destination bank in Turkey. We conducted several traces to invite the benefactor and beneficiary for question and investigate accordingly but all efforts made were unsuccessful because both accounts were wiped out from existence immediately the fund was intercepted.

Normally the agency is entitled to have such fund transfer to state treasury department account for the provision of mass destructive weapons to end human's life(Biochemical Weapon)I am against " WAR " so we reached an agreement two years ago with two members of agricultural inspectors presently in Oman, to monitor Oman's oil-for-food commissioning. The fund was fixed-deposited as a subsidy funding of agriculture with their immunity influence for security reasons. The inspectors are almost at the point to finish their assignment in Oman and have been sending us notice regarding our agreement with them two years ago.

I am soliciting for your assistance to receive and secure this money in your account as a new beneficiary to this fund. I shall furnish you with more details in my next mail when you have indicated your interest and commitment to work with me. The mode of sharing in percentages will be discuss in my next email as soon as you have accepted to work with us in this golden opportunity.

I am presently in London on a vacation and will remain here until this DEAL is concluded.Always remember that this is the highest confidence and trust any person can response on the other, especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves before.

I hope to read from you at your earliest convenient.

You can reply me via my private email address:yalkrishna_66@yahoo.fr

Yours sincerely,
Krishna Aryal.
+447040122096





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