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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:

• 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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • jerymark58@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: office_file05@microcamp.com.br
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 22:55:40 -0300
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.




 DEAR
SIR,                       
    STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.  I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU
AS A SURPRISE BECAUSEYOU DO NOT KNOW ME.I AM MR JERY MARK, I WORK IN THE
ECO-BANK CONTONU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN,WEST AFRICA, PACKAGING AND COURIER
DEPARTMENT.I GOTYOUR CONTACT IN My SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON THROUGH ONE
OFMY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE ECO-BANK WHO SAID THAT ICAN CONFIDE IN YOU.I WANT
YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE  THAT IS ALREADY IN OVERSEAS WHICH I
SHIPPED THROUGH OUR ECO-BANK ACCREDITED  COURIERAGENT BUT THE CONTENTS
OF THE PACKAGE IS ($20,000,000.0) ALL IN $100.00  BILLS,BELONGING TO OUR
LATE COSTOMER  WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT THE COURIER COMPANYDOES
NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE. ALL I WANT YOU TODO FOR
ME NOW IS TO FORWARD TO ME THIS BELOW INFORMATION YOUR CURRENT/PRIVATE
MAILING ADDRESSYOUR PRIVATEPHONE AND FAX NUM AND I HOPE THAT AT THEEND OF THE
DAY,YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MYCOLLEAGUES.MY IDENTITY MUST
NOT BEREVEALED TO ANYBODY.IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU, YOU  CAN
E-MAIL ME AT FOR SECURITY  REASONS.OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS
SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME  INCLUDINGSENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO
YOU. NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH E-MAIL FOR SECURITY
REASONS. YOURS FAITHFULLY, MR jery
mark jerymark58@yahoo.com  IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL
AND FEEL THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN
DISCUSS ON HOW TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY DELIVERED TO YOUR
ADDRESS AND YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER








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Microcamp

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