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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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • mr_m_fekz@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mohammed Feiz <m_feiz18@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mr_m_fekz@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:06:04 +0200
Subject: Dear Chosen Partner



ALLIED SECURITY STORAGE STD. THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS IRAQ.

Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr.Mohammed Feiz, a security manager of (ALLIED SECURITY STORAGE STD). It happened that I got this secret from a friend of mine who is among the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents (ICEA) in Iraq. I work with the above mentioned company and need a partner who will come forward to make claim to this deposited boxes from Iraq. It was deposited by two US soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division.
Since this deposit was not made on their name and the real depositor was no where to be found and suspected dead in the Iraq war, I wish to solicit your friendship and partnership to come forward for this claim. These consignment contains ($45 millions of dollars) fourty five millions United State Dollars.
l need an honest, trustworthy, reliable and capable person who can assist me to move this fund out of here(Iraq). I will give you all necessary information to come forward for the claiming of this consignment and will like to know your interest in order to know what step to take and to give you the details of the transaction, I am ready to go 50/50 with you as soon as we are in confirmation of the total sum in your position. For You to be sure of this transaction see the photograph in the BBC websites below: http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=7/19318481221.jpg&s=x3 Also news headline: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

There are bank bonds worth several millions of USD,and you will see them as soon as we meet. Give me your full contact and mobile phone number to enable us proceed.or you get back to me in this mail box:Email: mr_m_fekz@myway.com
Thank you, Yours sincerely, Mr.Mohammed Feiz

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