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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (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.
  • szszszmils@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "steve" <szszszmils@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:18:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: FROM STEVE MILS


DEAR SIR /MADAMCONFIDENTIALI KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME .I'M MR STEVE MILS,IFORMERLY WORK WITH THE NATIONAL CENTRAL OF NIGERIA, PACKAGING AND COURIER DEPARTMENT.I GOT YOUR CONTACT THOUGH COUNTRY SHORT LISTED DIRECTORY,I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE .THAT IS ALREADY IN OVERSEAS WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR N C B N ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS 20,MILLION DOLLARS. BUT THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE.ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS GIVE ME .YOUR MAILING ADDRESSYOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE40% AND 60% .WILL BE FOR ME .MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BYYOU ,YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT: szszszmils@yahoo.it FOR SECURITY REASONS OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GETBACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXESTO YOU . NOTE: COMMUNICATION
SHOULD BE STRICTLYTHROUGH E-MAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS. YOURS FAITHFULLY, MR STEVE MILSIMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOUWILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSSON HOW TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY DELIEVER TOYOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER.REPLY ME ONLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL: szszszmils@yahoo.it

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