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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • bashlaw15@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "grahambash5 Gazeta.pl" <grahambash5@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: grahamlaw@y7mail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 03:30:28 -0800
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.


GRAHAM BASH&ASSOCIATE
Planet House,
8 Third Ringway,
Accra.Ghana

Good day Sir,

My name is Graham Bash, a business consultant in Accra Ghana.One of my
clients is interested in investing in your country and he is interested in
investing with you or your company.

Kindly forward all your company/personal profiles to me for immediate
decision on the investment plan and how the investment funds will be handed
over to you.Total amount to be invested is $195,000,000,00.USD {ONE HUNDRED
AND NINETY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ONLY}, and it is deposited with Global
Exchange Security & Finance Accra Ghana.

Immediately I receive your response, I will detail you with the deposit
House information and the next step for the release of the investment
funds.Hear from you soon.Please do send your reply to my private mail
account: bashlaw15@yahoo.it

Yours Truely,


Graham Bash
Legal Director.

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