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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • mark_j1010@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mark Jacobi" <mark_j1010@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:18:37 +0000
Subject: URGENT MAIL

Dear Sir/Madam, mark_j1010@hotmail.com

My name is Mr. Mark Jacobi, I am the son of Dr. H. Paul Jacobi who
died with my mother on a plane crash.

Since my dad died I have been going through so many pains and my dad was a well

successful Business man and he makes a lot of travelling.

However, I was in the school last week, I got a letter and it was a
Security company and the content of the letter was that my dad deposited a
Consignment with them for past 5years and since they heard he died they have

been looking for me as the only son to come forward and claim the consignment.

After that I went home and found some documents in my late fathers brief case

about the consignment and my Dad wrote my name as the next of kin to the

consignment and also get to know that it was money that he deposited with the

security company which they did not know the content of the consignment .You can

find my Dad and Mum name in this website

<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml>

Now I am a young man of 22years old and can not go for it, Please I
Will like you to stand for me as my late father's business partner to this

consignment and claim it as we have a demurrage fee to pay for the withdrawal of

the consignment from the security company you can invest the money on my behalf.

Once you indicate your interest to stand as my late father's business associate

I will disclose to you all the information's pertaining to the claim of the

consignment.

For your assistance and cooperation I am willing to accept a reasonable

agreement that will favour you and I, in order for you to manage the fund into a

lucrative venture that you know more about, once you indicate your readiness, I

will send the documents to you for clarification.

I can be contacted with this number +22508078791

I will wait for your immediate reply.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mark Jacobi.

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