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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million us 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.
  • johnguy300@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john guy" <j_guy008@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:54:25 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM: Sgt. John J. Guy

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is John J. Guy I am an American soldier, I am serving in the
military of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regimient,Patrols Tal Afar, in
Iraq. I am presently in United Kingdom for the mean time. I apologized using this
medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude.

We have in our possession the sum of US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty Five
Million US Dollars), which belongs to Saddam Hussein. These funds have been
moved and kept safe in a Security Company, Please view this link for more
details:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

 

Basically since we are working for the American Government, we cannot
keep these funds, but we want to transfer and move the funds to you, so that
you can keep it for us in your safe account or an offshore account.

 

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in this transaction, your share of the sum will be
20% of the US$25 million, while 80% for us.
 
Be rest assure that this business is 100% safe on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.

 

Therefore, if you are interested, please reply immediately via my
private
email address:johnguy300@yahoo.com   with your Full Name, Current Mailing Address and your
confidential Telephone and Fax numbers for easy communication. Upon
your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will help you understand the transaction.Contact Mr.Raymomd Gray for urgent arrangements to receive the fund for further investment.

 

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this business is risk free.

 

Respectfully submitted
Sgt. John J. Guy

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