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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.
  • william_paul11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "william_paul3@terra.es" <william_paul3@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:42:23 +0100 (MET)
Subject: From Mr. William Paul(Investment Offer)



From Mr. William Paul(Investment Offer)

Dear ,

Greetings. I am Mr.William Paul, an International Consultant for Trade.

I have a reputable client under my custody who have substantial sum to invest in your country,but our greatest problem remains that we do not know any lucrative business to invest the fund and more so my client is a novice to International business.Hence my reason of contacting you is to know if you can be of the assistance by introducing us to any lucrative venture to invest the sum in your country or either make my client your partner.In a suituation the above request does suits you,we demand you to receive the fund in your designated account for us while we compensate you awosomely.

The money involved is ( twenty three million United states dollars). At your total resolution to assist,we demand you to send to us your contact address which we shall use to process the fund in your name as the benficiary based on my client lodged the fund in open beneficiary statue name nor identity not disclosed. Note: this transaction is no child's play nor a hoax and I am assuring you risk free transaction based on how fund was acquired (inheritance). Please don't fail to include your phone numbers in your return message.

Please contact me through my private emai address (william_paul11@yahoo.co.uk)
Thanks and Regards.
Mr.William Paul.







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