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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • jamessmithgod@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james smith <jamessmithgod333@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jamessmithgod@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:43:14 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER INHERTANCE FUND



Dear Friend, I want you to assist me and my partner to receive Sum of $28 million U.S dollars which we are working on how to move it out of our country down to your country, and we promise to give you 30% of the Total Sum. We only need: (1) Your full name (2) Your address (3) Mobile Telephone numbers (4) Your international passport number or Photograph for us to make the deposit with your name. The total amount is $28 million U.S dollars our company Sale Block, Crude Oil wants to send this money to our customers in Europe through a security company and it was declare personal effect. We want to divert the money to you so that we all will shear it, So we want you to send us the needed information for us to deposit the money with your name to the security company that will be living with the Money. Please we are sorry if we have offended you for the assistance, but we believe the business will change our life. I wait your reply with the information so that we will deposit it with your name as the rightful beneficiary and after that we give you the Goods Number, Code, Please for more more information, Email me on:jamessmithgod@yahoo.it you can contact me through this Email:jamessmithgod@yahoo.it Hoping to hear from you. Thanks and God bless us, DR James Smith
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