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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • joedaniels@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.JoeDaniels Koff" <jkoff@di-ve.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: joedaniels@fsmail.net
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:39:55 +0200
Subject: RE: INVESTMENT PROJECTS

Mr.JoeDaniels Koff,
Madrid Spain
Phone: +34605182360
Email: joedaniels@fsmail.net

Attention: Sir/Madam,

I am looking for your cooperation in building a
Tourist Hotel or Real Estate in your country. I am
sorry if this is not in line with your business. I
need an experienced consultant like you to assist me
to set up this business and as well develop the
project and assume responsibility of ownership as
chairman but will be bringing in profit /distribute profit
monthly or annually as we may agreed.
I have US$45 million dollars deposited with a Finance Company
in Spain for safety which I want to invest into real
estate or hotel management with any company who can
help and manage on behalf of my family, while I will
be in partnership with you. If you are interested you
can go ahead to look for a suitable place in any city
in your country or any country of your choice where the
business is viable.
Please, note that as we progress you may be
communicating with my only legal adviser, this is
because of my poor health; I have been on sick bed for
the past months due to the bomb blast that happened in
Madrid.
Do please indicate your willingness to assist by
sending your full names, age, occupation; address,
private telephone and fax numbers to enable us
commence immediately. I will inform you on the next
step to follow.
Your immediate reply will be highly appreciated and I
shall give you more information on this project.

Mr.JoeDaniels Koff
Telephone: +34605182360

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