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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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • pabloemilio@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • pabloemilio15@terra.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "helenasol@terra.es" <helenasol@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:56:27 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: notification


MR MONTEAGUDO PEREZ,
CALLE SESANA 67
28009 MADRID, SPAIN.
DATE:

THIS IS CONFIDENIAL AND A BUSINESS ISSUE.


I am Mr. monteagudo perez, a consignment manager of a Finance & Securities company,in Madrid Spain.I was directed to inquire if you can handle this transaction on behalf of my boss Dr. PABLO EMILIO

The main reason for contacting you is to invite you to partner with us in the transfer of 38 million us dollars left in our finance company by our late or deceased foreign customer since January 2003. The documents of the deposits made by our deceased foreigner, indicated no one to claim the amount after his death.Equally, he left no address behind to trace his family or any of his relatives.
We need to present someone as the beneficiary to the funds, hence we are seeking your consent to assist us claim this amount.The fund is currently lying in our custody awaiting claim.

Remember this business requires a foreigner to come forward and claim the amount,and with our assistance, the claim is garantueed.
There is no risk involved in this issue.However,we agreed to give to you,30% for your assistance or help,5% is for expenses that is involved in the procees of making the claim,and the other percent is for us.

send to me , your full name and address,both mobile and house phones,indicate your occupation and you acceptance of the percentage allocated to you.with these informations, i will send to you an application form to contact the security company, for the release of the fund to you.

I am Looking forward to hear from you.
PLEASE REPLY TO:pabloemilio@myway.com and pabloemilio15@terra.com


Yours Faithfully
Mr Monteagudo Perez






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