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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 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.
  • mr_alan_thyler1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sgt alan thyler" <sgt_alanthyler6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_alan_thyler@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:31:26 +0000
Subject: FROM IRAQ TO YOU.....

Dear Friend,

This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise,but i must crave
your indulgence to introduce myself to you. I am Sgt. Alan Thyler, an
american soldier,currently serving in the third infantry division in Iraq. I
am currently in Kuwait on duty break. I and my partner, secretly moved some
abandoned cash in a mansion belonging to the former president, Saddam Husein
and the total cash is 25million USD.As I write this letter to you, this box
is here with me in cash as I secretly moved it out of Iraq to Kuwait. You do
not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about this and
everything is safe.

I would be pleased and grateful to you if you could assist us in receiving
this box for us on your behalf as I will be heading back soon to camp in
Iraq to join my collegues. Of course, I will give you some money for your
efforts. We have limited time now, kindly get back to me immediately.

Moving the funds out of here is not going to be much of a problem as
arrangements are being made towards that. All I want from you is your trust
and assurance that if the box gets to you, you can keep it in a safe place
until our arrival. I have to stop here for now ,please reply me through this
email address for security reasons:mr_alan_thyler1@yahoo.com as your
response will determine our subsequent corresspondence.

Please feel free to dis-regard this proposal if it is not in line with your
principles and please do not expose us and for security reasons.
In God we trust,
Sgt. Alan Thyler

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