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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 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)
• 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.
  • linda.whang@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 02:04:18 +0800
Subject: AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT


FROM: Linda Whang
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.

Dear friend,
(TOP SECRET)
I am Linda Whang the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
in our bank.With due respect and regards. I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end
of the transaction.

During my investigation and auditing of our bank for the third quater of
this fiscal year , my department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to a deceased customer who died with his family on 12th May 2008
in an Earthquake in Sichuan,China www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/*
china*.quake/index.html<http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/china.quake/index.html>

Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself
and assistant in the office to enable the whole plans and idea to be
successful during the time of execution. The said amount deposited is
USD$7.2M (seven million two hundred thousand United States dollars).

As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through
the chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here.

Please, you are adviced to keep this transaction a "top secret" as I am
still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this
deal with you.I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank
until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to
percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your
country or any country you advice us to invest in.

All other necessary vital information will be sent to you as soon as i get
your positive response.Please indicate your direct telephone and fax number
when replying

Kindly reply this proposal preferably through my only confidential email:
linda.whang@yahoo.com<http://us.mc322.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=linda.whang@yahoo.com>
. If you are interested,also indicate if you are not interested so that it
will enable me to contact another foreign partner with recommendations to
carry out this deal.A swift acknowledgment of your receipt of this mail will
be appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you..
Awaiting your kindest reponse
Best regards,

Linda Whang

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