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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:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • cbd_ho@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Mikael Kritck" <mikael.kritck601@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: mikael.kritck02@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:19:03 +0400
Subject: How was your day!!


**
*Hello Dearest Friend,

I am glad to inform you that I have successfully concluded the
transaction,the money has been transferred to London through the assistant
of Mr.Howard Ferraro who is a London base business man.Currently I am in
London with him and my wife and children.
However, I did not forget you because you are the source of my success,you
made me what I am now though you are not there to complete this project with
me but I gave all the credit and thanks to you. knowing it is not your fault
or rather your wish to back off on me and the transaction, I understand it
was simply because of some circumstances you could not control.
In appreciate of your assistance I have mapped out some money as a
Compensation and i have deposited the sum of US$2.500,000.00. (two million
five hundred thousand, United States Dollar Only) to the COMMERCIALBANK OF
DUBAI on your favour, on my departure to London.

I would like you to contact the bank for the transfer of your funds with
the below information where to transfer your funds .

* * *
*Bank: COMMERCIAL BANK
Attn : MOHAMMAD ALI
Email: cbd_ho@accountant.com**
Phone no: +971509263819

Try to get back to me once the transfer is made because i am very busy here
trying to put things together and may not be chanced to email you
frequently. Feel free to contact the bank for your funds. I will stop here.
Once again,thank you very much and remain blessed.

Regards,
Dr.Michael kritck *

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