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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mykatejohnson1@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kate johnson" <katesojoh01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mykatejohnson@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:12:45 -0900
Subject: QUICK RESPONSE

 

I am Ms kate johnson the first Daughter of Mr
Raymond johnson former national security advicer to
the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang.

I am writing to express my interest in real estate or
landed properties in your country , Though my father
died in Tsunami Disaster on 26th of December 2004 .
 
Before his untimely death, he instructed me to leave
the country for my safety and start up a business
somewhere out side Asia with a total sum of
USD20.500.000 ( Twenty million five hundred thousand
United States Dollars)deposited in a security and
finance company in Lome Cotonu .
 
Actually, I have never met you before, it was a friend
of my fathers who happened to be present at his bural
that adviced me to consider your country for my
investments. After due consideration, I started
searching the web site where Igot your contact.
 
No one else is aware of my proposal to you. Due
to Eathquake disaster in Asian region, I decided to
seek your assistance in transfering this money into
your private or institutional account for investment
purposes. I have all the vital documents that covers
the deposit which could be faxed to you upon request.
 
Transaction of this nature demands the highest trust
and confidence between both parties. This transaction
is risk free in the sense that I have taken proper
care of all formalities involved.
 
For your assistance in this transfer, I have decided
to give 20% of the total sum involved and 5% mapped
out formiscellaneous expenses that we may incure
during the process.
 
Your quick response will be appreciated, I look
forward to hearing from you soon. through my private
email address :mykatejohnson1@yahoo.it
Thanks.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss kate johnson

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