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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.
• 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.
  • david_brimley002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david brimley" <davidbrimley001@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 12:21:01 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY


Dear Sir,

I am a consultant in my sub - region with wide experience in international
relationship and investment matters. Just recently, I was consulted and
mandated by a female top government official from one of the countries in
my region to confidently solicit and source for her an experienced
industrialist or businessman that could help her move out some huge
amount($ms-Cash-fund) to any foreign account abroad.

She is willing to invest 50% of this fund in the who to be business or firm
and the rest in any other viable projects in his or her care, based on your
recommendation or experience from the net hence I am contacting you. Your
main responsibility is to ensure the total evacuation of the fund from where
it is secured at the moment.

Should you however be in a position to secure these fund and to handle the
investment desired of my client, please notify me so that I may give you the
details and also arrange for an early meeting where we shall discusse among
others, investment areas, evacuation of the fund and above all the
percentage benefits. If you are interested to jointly work this out with her
please let me know immediately to link you with her.
Email;david_brimley002@yahoo.com
Regards

David Brimley

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