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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "% will be for you" (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)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found 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.
  • davmarkpin00@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.David Mark" <williankwame105@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: privatepin_dav01@myway.com
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:39:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.


Attn: Partner,


{HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL}




It is my great pleasure & honour to contact you in this feasible & realistic business transaction.We want to transfer the sum of 36,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS to your account .My name is Mr.David Mark, and I work in the International Operation Department in a Bank here in London.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.There is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and since my inception into office in 2001, no body has operated on this account again,after going through some old files,I discovered that if i do not remit this money out regently the money will be there for Nothing, please
know that 35% will be for your share, while 5% will be for all the expenses both parties might be incured during the process of the transfer.


WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

Let me hear from you urgently through this Email (davmarkpin00@rediffmail.com)

Best Regards,

Mr.David Mark.






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