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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • michael_w207@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eng. Michael Williams" <eng_michaelwilliams2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michael_w207@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:07:26 +0000
Subject: Expecting your response. !

I am Eng, Michael Williams;

>From Geneva Switzerland am the linkman between the Organization For
Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector, I also attend
OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva Switzerland on the auspices of World
Bank. Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to
make $25.7 Million, through over invoice, which is currently deposited under
OPEC oil reserve account in Barclays’ Bank London.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly
because I am still a Civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids
me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting
you for assistance, If You will be interested, and claim documents have been
processed and will be sent to you. The documents with which the fund is
deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary So that you
will be eligible to receive the fund on my behalf. I will compensate you
with 20% of the fund for this assistance, while 80% Will be for me I am
aware of the international monitoring of all Large-scale financial movements
after the September 11th 2001 Terrorist attack on America and to avoid any
state of financial Investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper
from The relevant body which will exonerate the money from Drug, money
laundered or terrorist related proceeds.

Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private.email:
michael_w207@yahoo.co.uk on the receipt of your mail indicating Interest. I
want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this Transaction. You
should also provide me with your private telephone and fax Numbers for
easier communication. Expecting your response.

Eng. Michael Williams.

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