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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 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 orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +221765994579 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • revpaulsrene@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Christin Tina <christin1love@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:36:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: This Is My Full Life Story With Love And Trust


Dearest Love . .

Thank you once again today for your mail this monring, How are you
doing today, l hope you are doing fine, my day is very boring over here
.. ln this camp we find it hard to go out because we are not allowed to
do so and as i told you in my mail that i use the Rev father internet
to write to you, its just like one staying in the prison and l hope by
God's grace l will come out here soon as long as i have you in my
life.I don't have any relatives now that i can go to, all my relatives
ran=A0 away in the middle of the crisis the only person i have now is
Rev. Paulson Rene who is the Rev of the (Christ the king Churches) here
in the camp he has been very good=A0 to me since l came here but l am not
living with him rather, l am living in the women's hostel because the
camp have=A0 two hostels one for men the other for women.The Rev Tel
number is (+221-76-599-45-79) i will like if you will call and tell him
that you want to speak with me he will send for me in the hostel.
=A0

As a refugee here i don't have any right or privilege to anything be it
money or whatever because it is against the law of this country.I want
to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year before
the tragic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took
place. Honey, please l would like you to know that l have my late
father's statement of account and death certificate here with me which
l will like to send to you to assist me, because when he was alive he
deposited some amount of money in a leading=A0 bank which he used my name
as the next of kin,the amount in question is $1.7(One Million Seven
Hundred Thousand US Dollars).
=A0

l will please want you to assist me transfer this money to your account
in your country so from it you will send some money for me to get my
travelling documents to come over to meet with you. I can't withdraw
the money my self due to my refugee statues here in this country which
does not permit me to, i will want before i could give you the contact
of the bank, you to send me some contact informations of yours such as
your?
=A0
Names ................................
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Address ..............................
Country.................................
Phone Numbers....................
=A0

I did got in touch with the bank and made them to know about my plans
to withdraw this money, l also got them aware of the death of my father
and they have acknowledged it with all there confirmation. However,
they advise me to get in touch with a very responsible person who will
stand on my behalf and my trustee as regards to this money since l am
presently of refugee status over here and wouldn't be permitted to
handle this amount of money, they also let me know about the bond which
they signed with my father that the money will be handled to me in bulk
amount which means that l should decide on if l should continue with
the bank or not which i think depends on us.
=A0
I just have
to let you know about this so that you can assist me to be my trustee
on this money. like l said l want you to call me because l have alot to
tell you. l kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person
that knows about it is the Rev because he is like a father to me, have
a nice day and take care of yourself, this is the email address of the
Rev( revpaulsrene@yahoo.com ) . l hope to hear from you soonest, have a =
lovely day and think of me, i remain yours forever.
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