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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:
  • "might 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.
  • allencamberwell@postino.ch (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Allen Camberwell" <alcamberwell@postino.ch>
Date: 3 Jun 2007 00:20:45 +0200
Subject: Investment Proposition!

Dear Sir,

It gives me a great deal of pleasure to write you this mail and even when it might come to you as a surprise, I hope you find it of interest.

Let me first introduce myself. My name is Allen Camberwell. I am an Executive Auditor with a Bank here in Europe , I would like to use this means to ask your assistance in moving some fund over to your country. I have in the course of my duties come in contact with a good amount of fund that has been inactive for some years now and careful investigation proved the original depositor of the fund died five years ago and all attempt to reach the suppose beneficiary of the deposit were fruitless and before it is forfeited to the state I decided to move it.

It is of interest to inform you also that I have already moved this fund out of the establishment and now in safe keeping with a Finance and security house, I will like to move it outside now and this is were I need your assistance.

After legal consultation, I have established modalities for a secured way for a perfect transaction, but be most assured that for your assistance and partnership you will get a good percentage of the fund, it is important to let you know that forty percent of the rest will be invested over there under your management for a negotiable period of time and we will open a fruitful dialog very soon to that effect.

I look forward to our working closely in practically seeing this transaction come to a perfect end. For effective communication, please, kindly include in your reply, your complete Names, Address and most especially your contact number to allencamberwell@postino.ch and I will contact you as soon as I get your reply.

I look forward to hearing from you and my gratitude for your patience.

Respectfully yours
Allen Camberwell
Email: allencamberwell@postino.ch

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