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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • smithbrenda28@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Smith Brenda <smithbrenda016@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: smithbrenda28@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:10:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear,
I am Miss Brenda from sierra leonian .I am 25 years old and presently residing in HongKong because of the political crisis in my Country. I got your contact in strict confidence through HongKong Chamber of Commerce. I would Honestly want to seek for an immediate assistance from you, I have $10.3 Million US dollars belonging to my late Father Mr Smith Tony who was held bondage by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed. I ran to Senegal that is where i make every document to get to HongKong as a refugee when I Discovered danger to my life and that of my only younger brother Prince untill the death of my beloved father he paked the above mentioned Amount in a METAL TRUNK BOX and deposdit it with a SECURITY COMPANY in ASIA for safe keeping i have every Documents regards the transaction
I have contacted the SECURITY COMPANY and confirmed the safety of the money/inheritance,
As it is, I have the intention of investing the money oversees and however needed a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me by the way of clearing the money from the SECURITY COMPANY and thereafter forwarding it to your Account for investments. if you can be of assistance by providing your Foreign account as my Partners in which the Funds would be deposited as 30% of this funds would be given to you as your Compensation at the Final transfer. If Necessary, Please do feel free to ask me questions on this as I wait
for your reply soonest.
Thanks
Miss Brenda
You can reach me at:smithbrenda28@yahoo.ca


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