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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • elvis_craig7@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ELVIS CRAIG <alexo1@emsergipe.com>
Reply-To: elvis_craig7@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 22:47:31 -0300
Subject: BUSINESS COLLABORATION


Dear Sir/Madam,
Would you be able to invest the sum of US$7.4m (seven million four hundred thousand dollars) in your company/country for our mutual benefit?
I am Elvis Craig, personal assistant to late Engr. Saleh Tariq Khalid a Republic of Benin based engineer.
My Boss, Engr. Khalid after his contract of constructing some altra modern stadium in Russia, made a deposit of the above amount in HSBC
bank in London proir to his death in road mishap on the 20th of june 2006 in London.
Mr.Khlid,was a divorcee and had no child to inherit his assets here in Benin Republic where he nationalized before his death or other places
he has assets .His death has left this amount in floatation in the vault of the HSBC bank and all efforts by the bank to trace any member of
Mr.Khalid's family to claim the funds have ended in futility.
So if you know, you are in a position to enter into a joint venture with me,i will guide you on how to put a claim to the bank as the next of
kin to Mr Khalid, and the bank will release the $7.4m to any bank account you will provide within 7days of notification.
Right now,i am the only person that knows about this deposit and i will provide the necessary guidance as soon as you indicate interest.
Looking forward to a lasting business relationship.For confidentiality,it is advisable you reply through my alternative
email address as thus:(elvis_craig7@yahoo.co.uk)
With best regards,
Elvis

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