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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)
• 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.
  • james_fred233@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james fred" <jamesfred2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:18:08 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

MR.JAMES FRED,
PREMIER OIL PLC,
23 LOWER BELGRAVE STREET,
SW1W 0NR,
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.

CONTACT ME AT MY PRIVATE E MAIL (james_fred233@yahoo.com )

ATTN: CEO/ PRESIDENT,
I am MR JAMESFRED the intermidiary 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
$25.5 Million, which is currently deposited in a Security Company in Europe.
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, 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 collect the
fund on my behalf.I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance, while
60% Will befor me and 10% will be for expenses that may be incurred On both
sides. 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 e mail 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.

CONTACT ME AT MY PRIVATE E MAIL (james_fred233@yahoo.com )
Expecting your urgent response.
MR.JAMES FRED,

_________________________________________________________________
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