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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:
  • "to effect the transfer to your account" (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 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.
  • clemohans29@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?CLEM=20OHANS?= <clemohans29@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: clemohans8@myway.com
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:51:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: clemohans29@yahoo.com.vn



- Mr.Clem Ohans,Alpha Bank, London-EnglandMYNUMBER:+447840611309Replytomy private email ONLY:clemohans@nyc.comDearSir,Iamoneofthetransferofficers of Alpha BankLondon and mynameisMr.ClemOhans,acitizenofMacedonia.Please permit me to make this plea to if you are interested, do not hesitateto get back to me via my emailimmediately for further action.Last 4years,a group of men from Tunsia were able to move the sum of $25M (Twenty five Million Dollars Only) to our branch here in London and since then, none of them have shown up to lay claims on the said amount.Severalcallshave been made to the owners and nonewas successful on the numbers given and now I have all the paper work to transfer the funds viaourpaymentoffice in New York to your account without anytracealldocumentswillbedestroyed by me immediately the transfer is taken place after 5 days of receiving your details.Just few days I discovered from therightsourcethattheowner of this money is dead and I have gone through his fileandhavediscovered that he has
no Next of Kin to inherit his money. I want to use youasthe NextofKintoenablemetransferthefunds$25M)intoyouraccountimmediately.Please this is very confidential and must not bediscussed with anyoneelseas I have prepared all my documents to effect the transfer to your account once I have made all changes on the account.Also youwillassuremethatyou will not disappear with the funds hence I make this plea in goodfaith.I have all the documents gotten from the Registry to put you inplaceasthe Next of Kin.The funds will be shared on 60-40 bases to avoidgreedonboth sides.If you are interested, get back tomewithyourcontactsnowandweshall get this done.Please it is very important tosendyourresponsetomyprivate emailaddress:clemohans@nyc.com.ONLYRegardsMr.ClemOhans

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