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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • antonio_floyd_private_207@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: antonio floyd <antonio_floyd_011@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:10:23 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU


Good day,

I hope that my Email meets you well. I am in need of yourAssistance. My Name is Antonio Floyd . I am in the Army Finance Corp unit here in Baqubah - Iraq. We have about $95 million US Dollars that we want to move out of the Country.
I need a Good Partner, someone I can trust. It is oil moneyand Legal.
We are moving all the cash and is being transported toEurope by direct bank vault to vault delivering to a private diplomatic storage in Europe for safe keeping pending the collection. The real content of the boxes were notdeclared to the storage as it was delivered as personalfamily treasure and diamonds. The most important thing is that, can we trust you?
Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to or deposited. If you are interested I will furnish you with more details. But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low Profile at all times.
I look forward to your reply and cooperation, and I thankyou in advance as I anticipate your cooperation. Contact me with this
E- mail:antonio_floyd_private_207@yahoo.com Waiting for your urgent Response.
Regards,
Antonio Floyd














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