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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • justinmasa@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsvictoriamasa@terra.es" <mrsvictoriamasa@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 02:29:17 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Attn: From Mrs Victoria Masa



Dear Friend,

I am a widow to the late principal accountant of Sierra Leon central
bank (Cheif Alfred Masa) who was assassinated due to political hostility in my country.

For the sake of our lives, we fled to the neighboring republic of
Benin where we are seeking refuge until my son was evacuated to Europe
recently where he is also seeking asylum.

We decided to search for an external assistance because we are having
problems recovering a large deposit made by my late Husband overseas
since the company maintained that instructions left by my late husband
the original depositor states that the funds be "RELEASED TO MY
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE ONLY", believing he would appoint someone by
himself to represent him for the claim but eventually he died earlier
thereby making it impossible for us to go any further regarding this
claim.

Most importantly, your ability to put the said funds into circulation
wisely for our joint interest and relocating us is a major
considerable factor regarding our request as our knowledge on
financial matters is not enough to handle an amount of money like
($10,000,000.00) ten million us dollars. On your personal advise, We
are also considering the below options as areas relative to our
interest to put the said funds working.

1) Hospitality Industry
2) Farming and Acquisition of Farmlands

In view of this, if you are touched to work with us in sincerity, by
standing as my late husband's foreign representative to receive the
funds on our behalf, we shall embrace you as our new found
parent/family and will compensate you accordingly.

As you indicate interest, please be fast to contact my son Justin on
this email address (justinmasa@netscape.net) to enable him give you
further information relative to the presence/position of funds and the
steps we shall take to finalize on the project.

Do not hesitate to include your personal telephone/fax numbers as this
will facilitate communication between you and my son.

Thanking you in advance for your kind and urgent response, more so for
keeping our proposal to your self.

Sincerely,
Victoria Masa.






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