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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.
  • faith_woods02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Faith Woods" <mrs_faithwoods09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: faith_woods02@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:24:59 +0000
Subject: Attn: Sir/Madam (USAID)

Dear Friend,

I would like to request your assistance in a business
transaction of mutual benefit, I am an American and a member of The U.
S. Agency for International Development (USAID), our committee is in
charge of contracts awards and payment for all contractors who executes
contracts in the rebuilding of Iraq. We are currently in London for the
payment of some contractors who executed contracts in Iraq.

For more about our operations log on to http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com
There was an over draft contract we just discovered for 50 Million GBP and
with our influence in this panel we can successfully present you/or
your company to claim the above funds. We have agreed to share the
money thus:

1. 20% You.
2. 70% for us (the officials)
3. 10% to be

used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses.
Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the
transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of
the following information via e-mail (faith_woods02@yahoo.com) of your
Full name/ company's name if any, Tel. & Fax Nos.

The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job
description
respectively. This way, we will use your company's name to re-apply for
payment and re-award the contract in your company's name. We are
looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction. Please acknowledge the receipt of
this letter using the above e-mail me at: (faith_woods02@yahoo.com)
I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I
have heard from you.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Faith Woods.

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