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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)
• 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.
  • markjerymark53@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: office_file05@microcamp.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 20:51:56 -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 I





CAN CONFIDE IN YOU.I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE  THAT
ISALREADY 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 COURIERCOMPANY DOES 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 IDENTITYMUST 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 markjerymark53@yahoo.com IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS
MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOUWILL ASSIST ME INTHIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ON
HOW TO GETTHE CONSIGNMENT OFMONEY DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR
SINCERITYTOWARDS THIS MATTER       


_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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