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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 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • adamskhali@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Khali Adams <adamskhali@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: khaligabr@rocketmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:15:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: adamskhali@yahoo.com



- I am Mr Adams Khali, I wish to invest in a stable economy; my interest is in investment areas with potentials for rapid growth in long term. If your country's law allows foreign investors, I have cash of over Twenty- Five Million US Dollars and I am ready to invest part of it with you as my partner, pending when both of us agrees on a particular terms.I hope that I can trust you with the above amount.Please, get back to me if you are capable of handling some of the above amount for the purpose of investments. I want you to note that this is not a humanitarian business venture as there is a lot of money to be made by all parties that are involved in this transaction and for this all parties must participate financially and otherwise to make this transaction a smooth one.Regards,Khali.

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