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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)
  • ",500,000" (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.
  • david22_williams@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david williams" <dw448370@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:39:12 +0000
Subject: Good Day,


Good Day,

My Name is David Williams the son of late Mr Alex Williams from Cote
D'Ivoire and my father was the financial adviser to the former personal
chief financial treasurer to Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky the Richest man in
Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL
(Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well
reputable financial institution with it’s branches all over the world).


I have a re-profiling amount of Nine Million Five hundred thousand United
States Dollars, $9,500,000. Which my late father deposited in a bank with my
name as the next of kin and I am seeking your assistance to help me
accommodate and secure these money for me and my family, please note that
all the legal documents will be provided upon your request so that we can
proceed further in this transaction and you will be compensated with 15% of
the total funds for your assistance.


If you know that you are capable enough to handle this amount, then get back
to me with your full information’s through my secure private email
address: (david22_williams@yahoo.fr) so that I will write you with more
details.


Thank And God Bless You,

Best Regards,

David Williams.

Anti-fraud resources:

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