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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • joefrancis2007@orangemail.es

Fraud email example:

From: "joe francis" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: joefrancis2007@orangemail.es
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:51:27 +0100
Subject: How are you today?

Good Day,

Strictly Personal

I discovered a dormant account in my office, as Group finance director with
NatWest Bank United Kingdom. It will be in my interest to transfer this
fund worth Ten Million five Hundred Great Britain Pounds. (GBP10,500,000.00)
to an account offshore. If you can be a collaborator/partner to this please
indicate interest immediately for us to proceed. Remember this is absolutely
confidential, as I am seeking your assistance as the beneficiary of this
unclaimed fund.

Since we are not allowed to operate a foreign account, your contact phone
numbers and name will be necessary for this effect, I have reposed my confidence
in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

We shall share the fund on the bases of 50% each at the end of the deal.


My Regards,


Doherty. J .Francis
Tel: 44 (702) 409-9053
joefrancis2007@orangemail.es

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