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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • bara.lutterodt@executivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Lutterodt" <albert.lutt13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bara.lutterodt@executivemail.co.za
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:47:18 +0200
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,

SUB: Investment/Partnership Project

Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this medium. Although, we
have never met before. Nevertheless, I have every good reason to believe
that you are a highly respected and trustworthy personality in your country.

I got your contact through your country's Business Pages. Although, I don't
know you personally but I believe God has made this contact possible and
also hope you will not disappoint me for trusting you. I am an Attorney by
Profession, and I represent a highly respected personality here in South
Africa who urgently desires to make discretionary placement of Twenty five
Million United States Dollars {US$25,000,000.00} under your Technical and
Managerial Partnership. Preferably in a tax friendly offshore jurisdictions.
Through a blind investment trust serving as a discreet special purpose
vehicle.

Should you be inclined to be involved in this project, I will appreciate a
prompt response from you through my E-mail so that I can provide you further
details on how we can quickly realize this transaction together. Please
note that your role will be rewarded.

Yours faithfully,


Albert Lutterodt
bara.lutterodt@executivemail.co.za

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