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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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • richardfree14@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?FINANCE=20LOAN=20COMPANY?= <Fbk.Rumburk@seznam.cz>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:46:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?=28PROFILE=20SECURITY=20=28officer=29NEEDS=20ASSISTANCE=21=21=21=20?=


From:Sir. Richard Freeman

PROFILE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY BUREAU.

I would want you to assist in a business venture
involving $27,000,000 (twenty seven million US dollars)from employers(PROFILE SECURITYAND FINANCE COMPANY LONDON) I am seeking for a reliable person whowill be capable to provide either an existing bankaccount or set up a new or empty Bank accountimmediately to receive this fund.

I am Sir. Richard Freeman,Chief Executive of (Corporate
PROFILE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY,LONDON).During the course of our auditing I discovereda floating fund in adomiciliary account opened in thebank in 1999 and since 2001 nobody hasoperated on thisaccount, After going through some old files,idiscovered that the owner of the account who is aforeigner (AN IRAN) died without any traceable next of kin hencethe dormant nature ofthefunds and if I do not remitthis money out urgently it will be re-channeled intothe government reserve.You will be given 15% of the total amount, 80% will befor me,while 5% will be for expenses both parties mighthave incurred during the process of this transaction. I
look forward to your earliest reply.You should send a reply to my private mail box

email:richardfree14@gmail.com

Best Regard,
Dr. Richard Freeman

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