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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 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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • santos_mail44@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: santos ernest <san.21e@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <santos_mail44@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:38:08 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL



ATTN: My Good Friend,

My name is Mr. Ernest Santos a Stock Exchange Broker. I assist officials’ especially top Government functionaries who have fund to moved/transfer to any part of the world. As you probably know government policies prohibits or forbids serving public officers to operate offshore accounts and transferring funds there in. They are equally constrained to maintain local accounts with huge amounts, which limits their investment propensity. One cannot stop making money if opportunities are provided while in service.

In this regards, one who is honest, capable and reliable is needed to secure any amount entrusted to him or her for the purpose of investment under your directives in your country.
It is my duty to search for a foreigner who is willing to participate in this venture as well as direct or coordinate the manner of movement of the funds to you. It is my client’s intention to relocate to your country with his family after tenure in the office.

Right now, I have have been contacted by one of clients to move the sum of EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($18m USD) to your country. You will immediately be compensated with 20% of the total fund, plus your description to assist him in investing his own share of the fund in your country.

My client is ready to take care of all the expenses locally and finally make sure that this fund reaches your home through Diplomatic means of delivering cash..
If you are interested in this opportunity to make some money, please get back to me promptly for more details.

This is highly confidential and I urge you to treat this as such.Please send your reply to my private email address, santos_mail44@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely,Mr. Ernest Santos
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