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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.
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • john17002006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john cole <john17002006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:52:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


Dear Sir,


Good day to you.Based on the information I gathered about you from a
very reliable source, I am happy to send this message to you. I hope you
will consider and give it urgent and favorable reply My sources of
your contact gave me the courage and confidence.It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life. My name is John Cole , the Son of the former minister for
DEFENSE and INTERIOR.

There is this huge amount of US$8.6million (EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS) which my late father kept for us in the security
company here in Ghana before he was assassinated by unknown
persons.Now I and my younger Sister have decided to invest these money in
your country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security and
political reasons.We want you to help us claim and retrieved these fund from
the Fiduciary Fund Holders and Transfer it into your personal account
in your country for investment purposes on profitable ventures.

If you can be of an assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 20%
of the total fund. while we have set aside 10% of the total fund for
any expenses incur by you during the process.I await your soonest
response through our private
mailbox: john17002006@yahoo.co.uk

PLEASE WE NEED Your house Address...........
Phone Number ..................
Fax Number ....................
And Passport Number............
N.B. Upon your interest, I will forward you
The contact Of The Security Company.

Respectfully yours,
John Cole and Sister.

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