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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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.
  • sone.one51@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Saynasone Onephandara <soneonephandara51@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:26:39 +0000
Subject: Reply urgently.


Dear Sir,
My name is Mr.Saynasone Onephandara, a french citizen
and a member of the Human bioethics treaty organization(HBTO).I am also a contractor with the Premier oil and gas London.
I have a sum of One hundred and one million dollars($101,000,000) which i got from crude oil contracts and i am asking you to come and lets make this transaction together urgently.Presently the funds
are in Dublin,Ireland and I cannot do it all by myself because of my position in the Premier oil and i beckon on you to come and claim this sum on my behalf.I will like you to tell me how much you will want to take as compensation when the money is successfully claimed.I am a novice in this kind of transaction and i seek for your professionalism in ensuring a successful tranfer of the funds.I will give you more details as soon as i hear from you.

All replies should be sent strictly to my private
email address below:

sone.one51@yahoo.fr

Thanking you in advance.

yours faithfully,
Mr.Saynasone Onephandara.
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