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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:
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • patrickchan_1000@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Patrick Chan<patrickchan_1000@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:41:43 -0500
Subject: Greetings of the day to you,

Greetings of the day to you,although you may be
skeptical receiving this email as we have not met
before, I am Mr. Patrick K.W. Chan (Executive Director
and Chief Financial Officer) of the Hang Seng Bank
Ltd.,nevertheless I have a business proposition
involving the sum of $24,500,000.00usd in my bank
which I know we will be of mutual benefit
to both of us, and I believe we can handle together,
once we have a common understanding and mutual
cooperation in the execution of the modalities.
Should you be interested, please forward the following
to me:

1.Full names,
2.Occupation,
3.Private phone number,
4.Current residential address.
Via this email address:patrickchan_1000@yahoo.com.hk
Your earliest response to this mail will be highly
appreciated.

Patrick Chan.

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