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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:
  • "million us 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.
  • researchdetails@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rose elhie <jascozin4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:22:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!


Dear Mr/Madam,
I am Dr.Winifred Paul, the manager of research and management department . Jacus international,UK. I do not only write this letter based on the duties and obligation assigned to my office, a special order from the managing director instructed I to do so. This is a research programme in which the management of the company conducted a survey research to enabled the company to acquire knowledge and ideas of the nature of business to involve in other countries. The managing director of the company has already awarded the sum of 35 million us dollars to be invested into a lucrative business in your Country. The fund has already been transfered to a Global Security Company Accra,Ghana, So being a director of a Company, we seek your assistance Technically and Morally to help us transfers this fund to your Country, so that we can utilize it for the proposed purpose ( Business). The managing director has also awarded 25% of this fund as a consultancy fees that is to be
paid to you after the trasaction.
For more details, send your reply to researchdetails@yahoo.co.uk.
Your immediate response isanticipated.
Thanks.
Your'sfaithfully
Dr. Winifred Paul.

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