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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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 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.
  • mail2nulget@mybox.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mail2nulget@mybox.it
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:49:19 -0700
Subject: Attention Please!!


25 Gresham Street
London, Ec2v 7Hn,
United Kingdom

Attention Please,

My Name is Mr.Roland Nulget, I am the Accountant officer of
the Late Mr. Morris Thompson, an American great
industrialist and a resident of Alaska, who unfortunately
lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight
261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and
only daughter.

Before he death, he deposited sum of Twenty Seven Million
United States Dollars (U.S.$27,000,000) in a security
company which i will latter disclose to you as we proceed,
However, the Security Company does not know of the content
of the boxes in their vault, I happened to know of the
content of these boxes because I am his Accountant handling
all his financial matters.

The documents of these funds deposited in security company
are in my position, so I seek assistance from you to get the
funds out from the Security Company immediately, I do hereby
seek a trust worthy person who is ready and willing to help
in the business and, I believe in God that you will never
let me down in this transaction, at the conclusion of this
business, you will be giving 30% of the total amount, 70%
will be for me.

Please respond back to me,if you are interested and willing
to assist on this Matter. please email me, immediately
through email for more details {MAIL2NULGET@MYBOX.IT}

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Best Regard's
Mr.Roland Nulget

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