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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • danielsecurity@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DANIEL SECURITY" <danielsecurity@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 04:18:29 -0500 (EST)
Subject: URGENT



ATTENTION GISELLE PROBST,
WE RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL BUT THEIR IS NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED AS YOU WE DEMANDED SO PLEASE TRY TO RESEND THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.

ALSO No attachments are permitted to be sent from germanmail.com. This is to prevent potential abuse and the spread of computer viruses and trojans. PLEASE NOTE THIS VERY POINT IN YOUR GERMANMAIL.COM AND FIND SOLUTION TO THAT.

AS WE TOLD YOU IN OUR LAST EMAIL THAT OUR COMPANY COULD DELIVER THIS CONSIGNMENT TO YOU THERE IN EUROPE IF YOU GIVE US AUTHORIZATION TO DELIVER AND COMPLY WITH OUR RULES AND REGULATION.

WE HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE THAT THIS TRUNK BOX WAS DEPOSITED IN THIS OUR COMPANY ON THE NAME OF LATE AVRIL CUMMINGS. SO FOR OUR COMPANY TO RELEASE THIS TRUNK WE YOU HAVE TO RENAME THE TRUNK BOX TO YOUR NAME MR GISELLE PROBST. THIS RENAME HAVE TO BE DONE IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE HERE IN GHANA. THIS RENAMING WILL HELP US RELEASE THIS TUNK BOX TO YOU AND AS WELL GRANT US THE POWER TO DLIVER TO YOU WHERE EVER YOU MIGHT CHOOSE.

NOW YOU RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CONTACT YOU PARTNER AND FIND MEANS OF RENAMING THE TRUNK BOX. IF YOU ASK OUR COMPANY TO ASSIST YOU BY PROVIDING AN ANTTORNY TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU WILL HELP YOU.

SO NOW IT IS LEFT FOR YOU TO CHOOSE WHAT TO DO .
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
REGARDS,
MR WILLIAM ADDO




--- On Sat 03/03, Giselle Probst < giselle903@germanmail.info > wrote:
From: Giselle Probst [mailto: giselle903@germanmail.info]
To: danielsecurity@excite.com
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:00:27 +0000
Subject: Re:{Spam?} urgent

<br>Hello my friend!<br><br>This morning I saw with my own eyes a handsome bird flutter around my office. I believe it was a jay. Finally it escaped through the door. I was wondering if it is a prophecy.<br><br>As I said before, I have decided to push on with your wonderful proposal. All you have to do is please demonstrate to me some scrupulous proof of how it will work.<br><br>Also I have been worried: what about my social security status for this work?<br> <br>I think it is understandable and it is for certain not any trouble to provide my identification credentials, as you ask.<br> <br>Expectantly I wish to read a obliging reply from you as soon as possible.<br><br>be well,<br><br>Ms Probst<br><br>Jeden Morgen die besten Gags und Witze per Gratis-Newsletter. http://www.witz-des-tages.de/<br><br> <br> <br>--Attachment: passport.jpg/MIME/BASE 64--<br>*Attachment removed by Qmail server*<br>No attachments are permitted to be sent from germanmail.com. This is to prevent
potential abuse and the spread of computer viruses and trojans.<br>

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