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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "commission of 10%" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Lydian Joe Esq," <lydian490@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: joe790j@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:35:54 +0300
Subject: Good day,


Compliments and greetings to you. Haven found you listed with your countries trade portal it is my wish to do business with you, hence your receipt of this letter. The purpose of this letter is to introduce myself to you, I am a Mr.Samir Younis Managing Partner with John Crick Investment Consultant United Kingdom, offering business advisor and banking
services in the region, the company I work for is a very solid company, and one of our clients approached me and delivered to me the brief forming the objective of my contacting you.

I am contacting you regarding a brief for the Investment of Twenty Five Million Dollars (US$ 25,000,000:00) in your country, as I presently have a client who is interested in investing in your country, but haven never done business in your country before. I find it imperative to
solicit for a partnership.

Hence upon receipt of this letter, I implore you to kindly respond and let me know how possible it is to work with you in mutual partnership under the conditions that:

1. My client's fund is held in cash.
2. My client is willing to invest immediately.
3. My client will pay you a commission of 10% of the investment fund
for logistics and protocols.
4. My client desires absolute confidentiality in the handling and
management of this brief.

I am by this letter offering you partnership, so as to allow us have you as representative and manager of invested funds in your country. Since I can not determine if this email is still functional and also your willingness I have kept this proposal brief.

If you are interested in this offer of partnership, please respond and give me your full contact details (as preferred for this interaction) plus company profile and in response we will send you an elaborate proposal and details of this offer. Your expedient response will be
appreciated.

Thank you.
Lydian Joe Esq,
Managing Partner
John Crick Investment Consultant U.A.E

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