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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:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • mark.ford101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mark ford <markford-117@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mark.ford101@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:21:03 +0000
Subject: Hello



Master. Mark Ford,London , UK In appreciation of your esteemed contact received through a reliable source and the choice of your country. I wish to introduce myself. My name is Master. Mark Ford, the son of Mr. Terry Ford of Zimbabwe . During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the Supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers. You can view website: http://www.canadafreepress.com/2002/edesk101402.htmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1878846.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1880941.stmhttp://www.natall.com/pub/2002/092102.txtMy Father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the President political ideology, the president supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments. Before this unpleasant incident, my father and my mother had already visited Spain to deposit the sum of Fifteen Million US Dollars (US$15,000,000.00) in a safe diplomatic vault in Madrid , Spain after the bloody incident; we all had to escape to London for the safety of our lives. Where we have been living since then as political refugee. I am seeking for a reliable foreigner who can assist us in moving these funds out for safe banking and profitable investment. Honestly I am telling you all this just because I don't want to invest this funds in London due to my status here as a political refugee and moreover I don't want to take risk because this funds is all that I and my mother are depending on. We are seriously looking for a trusted partner that will assist us with the convenient and legal transfer of the funds out of Spain . Your help will be appreciated with 25% of the total of the total fund while 5% of the total will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this Transaction. And 70% will be for my family. We will be happy if you can be able to invest our share in your country under your supervision. I would appreciate confidentiality and honesty in our correspondence.my email address is mark.ford101@yahoo.co.uk God bless you and your family. Master. Mark FordFor the family
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