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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.
  • mrdonald121@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald Junahn" <dmrju@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdonald121@sify.com
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:41:32 -0500
Subject: Hello Friend

From: Mr. Donald Jun Ahn Date: 18TH Of Feb 2007

Hello,

My nameis Mr. Donald Jun Ahn. I trained and work as an external auditor
forthe Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) here in Singapore, working
aspart of a bigger team that covers the entire Asian region. I had
taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavors.

Onroutine audit check last month, I discovered some investment accounts
that had been dormant for the least twelve years. All the accounts
belong to a single holder with monies totaling a little above
$12.8million
United States Dollars plus interest.
Bankingregulation/legislation in Singapore demand that I notify the
fiscalauthorities after a statutory time period of twelve years when
dormantaccounts of this type are called in by the monetary regulatory
bodies.The above set of facts underscores my reason of writing and
making
thefollowing proposing.My investigation of the said account reveals
that
the death occurred in 1994.The exact time the account was lastoperated.

I can confirm with certainty that the said investor diedinterstate and
nonext.of.kin to his estate has been found or has comeforward all
these years.

I am of the settled conviction that usingmy insider leverage,I,
working with you can secure the funds in theaccount for us instead of
allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into thecoffers of the Government
of
Singapore. This is especially possible asyou bear the same LAST NAME to
the said investor. This exactly is whyI crave your participation and
co-operation. I have seized allrelevant documents (legal and Banking)
that
will facilitate ourputting you forward as the claimant and beneficiary
of the funds andultimately transfer the money to any account nominated
by you. Ofcourse you shall be handsomely rewarded for your part in this
transaction as the people I am working with are prepared to allocate a
20% slice of the total funds Be assured that my colleagues and I areon
top of the situation all the time and there will be no riskwhatsoever
if you agree to come on board.

Needless To say,UTMOSTCONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance if we are
to successfully reapthe immense benefits of this transaction.

Please reply myalternative email:mrdonald121@sify.com

To maintain the level ofsecurity required to see this transaction come
to a successfulconclusion, I have intentionally left out the finer
details. To affirmyour willingness and cooperation to my proposal
please do
so byemail,stating your Full Names, Date of Birth, Telephone Number,
FaxNumber, Company/position held, Email address and Postal address.

Ido expect you prompt response.

Thank you,

Mr. Donald JunAhn.

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