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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mackfolly_9903316@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mack Folly <mackfolly_9903355@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mackfolly_9903316@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:22:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR TRUST PLEASE//


MR MACK FOLLY (JP)
CHAIRMAN,ECOWAS DEBT PAYMENT PANEL
ECO FUND OFFICE
RUE DU BOLUEVARD
LOME - REPUBLIC OF TOGO
WEST-AFRICA


TRANSFER OF $20.5 MILLION USD.

MY NAME IS MR.MACK FOLLY,CHAIRMAN ECOWAS CONTRACTOR'S DEBT PAYMENT PANEL.I AM CONTACTING YOU TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME SAFEGUARD FUNDS AMOUNTING TO TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS LEFT BY ONE OF OUR LATE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WHOSE RELATIVES COULD NOT BE TRACED AS HE DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED TO ENABLE OUR ORGANISATION TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE LEGITIMATE NEXT OF KIN.

AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY.THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE BUT SHOULD BE KEPT SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL DUE TO MY SENSITIVE POSITION IN ECOWAS.
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION WHEN I RECIEVE YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE AT MY SECURED EMAIL ADDRESS :

NOTE:DUE TO MY POSITION NOW,I HAVE THE DECEASED CONTRACT FILE WITH ME INCASE OF ANY QUESTION FROM OUR ORGANISATION WHEN THE DEAL STARTED AND ALSO THE PROCESS TO PUT CLAIM ON THE FUNDS AS THE NEXT OF KIN
WILL BE LEGALLY PROCESSED TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF LAW OF OUR COUNTRIES.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
MR.MACK FOLLY (JP)
mackfolly_9903316@yahoo.com


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