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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:
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • dekoster123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: steven norrise <sertte_2008@web.de>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:48:23 +0100
Subject: CONFIRMATION OF EMAIL .




Good-day,
I got your contact after a diligent search of a foreign partner who will be of immediate assistance to me believing that this business proposal will be of mutual benefit to both of us and that you will not betray me.
I am Mrs. Grace Beatrice Minor, You can find out who I am and why I need your assistance in a very confidential manner from the following sites:
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2005/066.htm [http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/news/2005/066.htm]
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8176.doc.htm [http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8176.doc.htm]
There is a total sum of 55 Million Euros deposited in a financial Institution abroad that requires urgent clearance and re profiling thus the reason why I am contacting you to come and act as my Proxy. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

You will be compensated with 25% of the total if you can move the funds to your city where it will be invested in any Blue chip investment. Therefore you are advised to send your letter of intent to my
confidant/representative in Belgium as follows: Mr. De Koster Thierry.
Email: *dekoster123@gmail.com*,
Contact him now for further details of what you are to do next. Please note that everything about this transaction must be strictly confidential and all correspondence should be directed to Mr. De Koster Thierry as stated above.

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Mrs. Grace Beatrice Minor.<o:p></o:p>

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