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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (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.
  • fr_d201@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Depreye" <fr_d207@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:42:09 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

First I will like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully and
with patience. Please, this is a matter of urgency, this is because I need
your help and I need it very quickly too.

At this stage I will like to introduce my self. I am Mr. Frank Depreye an
uncle to Mr. DSP Alamieyeseigha, former Civilian Governor of Bayelsa State
who is currently under detention for money laundering. He was arrested in
London-UK and subsequently arraigned before a court of legal jurisdictions
that is presently trying him for the offence.
Shortly before his arrest, my nephew, the governor, who though has long been
impeached, gave me a very huge amount of money to be transferred to an
off-shore Security Company abroad.

Therefore, I am privy to all information concerning the said fund which is
presently under the custody of a security firm overseas which I want you to
help secure. All the papers to legally claim the funds are with me but
safely put in a place that nobody can discover except I say so, the amount
involved in this transfer is US$25.5m (Twenty-five Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars).I need your urgent assistance in getting
this fund out of the Security company. All that the security company needs
to recognize you as the beneficiary are a copy of the certificate of deposit
that was issued to me upon deposit which I have in my possession.
Upon successfully securing the funds, I sincerely want your help in the area
of investment opportunities in your country best known to you. Please, can
you help me by receiving the funds as the beneficiary?
I assure you that there is no risk involved as the funds is already out of
Nigeria. All you need is just the papers to put forward before the Security
Company and the funds will be released to you promptly. These papers I am
ready to send to you as soon as I hear from you with personal information
about your self. Be informed that you will be compensated with 30%of the
funds upon collection if you agree to help me, and the rest we can put into
business.

I await your urgent response. I will fill you in with more information when
I have heard from you. Please do provide me with your phone and fax numbers,
home or office address, and your nationality when responding.
Thanks and God bless as I look forward to your favorable reply.
You can also reach me at this alternative email address: fr_d201@mail.ru

yours sincerely,

Mr. Frank Depreye

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