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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • calgomez44h@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Carlos Gomez" <mghcgomez4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: calgomez44h@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:09:49 -0700
Subject: urgent reply needed.


From the Desk of Mr. Carlos Gomez,
Chairman Presidential Taskforce on Airport De
congestion Committee,
Heathrow International Airport. London,
United KINGDOM

Hello Sir,
My name is Carlos Gomez , am Brazilian Citizen
who nationalize here in London, United Kingdom, I
want to seek your assistant for an urgent
business transaction, Subsequent to a bipartite
meeting held on the 30th June 2008 at the
presidential villa it was unanimously agreed
that a committee be put in place to ensure the
release of all abandoned and unclaimed
consignments boxes at the Heathrow International
Airport Warehouse. This is as a result of
several petition from individual, co-operate
bodies and the international community on the
failure to receive their various goods from the
Airport warehouse, From my record there is 1
Metallic Trunk Box tagged (Torres Jerco), This
consignment was scanned and content was 30.5
Million Dollars( Thirty Million, Five Hundred
thousand United State Dollars ). The beneficiary of this
consignment was abandoned by diplomatic officers
who could not make the Delivery. I hereby want
to seek your consent to present you as the
beneficiary of this consignment so that it can
be delivered to you as the beneficiary next of
kin. I will hereby offer you 40% for your kind
assistance while I take 50% and 10% will be set
aside for any expenses incurs by both parties
during the execution of this transaction I am
prepare to arrange for a DIPLOMATIC LIFTING
COMPANY to deliver this consignment to you at
your doorstep there in your country. If you are
interested, kindly forward to my personal

E-mail; calgomez44h@yahoo.co.uk

Your Name, Country, Telephone number Occupation
Residential or Delivery address.

I will be waiting for your urgent response.
Best regards,

Mr. Carlos Gomez

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