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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • annajp1@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Anna Joseph" <marybbb2006@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: annajp1@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:23:09 +0000
Subject: Hoping to hear from you.


Attention,


I'm very sorry to bother you with my E-mail.But I want you to understand that I truely need your assistance to this great offer I'm offering you from the source of my mind. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life.Before anything I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself.


I'm Miss Anna Joseph 25years originated from sierra leone the only daughter of the former minister for defence and interior. There is this huge amount of US$7.3m (Seven Million Three Hundred Thousand united state Dollars) which my late father Deposited for us in one of the security company here in Dakar -Senegal before he was assassinated by unknown persons.

Now I and my loverly mother have decided to invest these money in your
country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us claim the fund from security company
and Transfer it into your personal account or any account of your
choice in your country for investment purposes on profitable ventures.

If you can be of an assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 20%
of the total fund. while we have set aside 5% of the total fund for any
expenses incure by you during the process,Since the management of the
security company adviced that I should solicit for an individual or corporate
organization to claim the Fund for us as they cannot release it directly to us due to our refugee status in Senegal.




this is my private contact( annajp1@yahoo.co.nz) for more details.
I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire,but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves.Looking forward to your response.


Yours Faithfully,

Miss Anna Joseph

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