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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • nelson1_br@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Brown"<ji87@myway.com>
Reply-To: nelson1_br@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:11:09 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Best Regards












Citibank House, 336 Strand,London WC2R 1HB, UnitedKingdon, London.

Hello Friend,

In order to transfer US10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) from our Bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this Important business transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future. The owner of this account is MR. ABDUL MAHEZ foreigner and the Manager Of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by Proffession and he died since on March 3rd, 2004. The account has no other beneficiary And my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything About this account. I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i don't know any foreigner, i know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, but be sure that it is real And A genuine business. I believe in God that you will never let me down in this transaction, at the end of the business the money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality in this transaction, and be rest assured that this transaction would bemost profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email:nelson1_br@yahoo.co.uk

Best regardsMr Nelson Brown



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