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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)
• 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.
  • michealsmith207@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR TERRY DONALD <tommycole004@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: terry_donald775@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:02:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND


WE ARE SUCESSFUL AT LAST
Dear Friend,

On a very happy note and bearing in mind the staunch commitment that you had put into the quest to see that the fund was transferred to you for claim as we had arranged but to no avail, I write to inform you that at last,the fund transfer had been a SUCCESSFULL.
Since all our effort in conjunction with yours were met with various
failures and disappointments after the other, there was an influential
party from Africa that was approached on our behalf by THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC) and with his (influential party)imputes, the Fund was paid out and I have collected my own share.

Presently,I am in Holland where, in partnership with a core investor in
the Mining Sector of their economy, we are investing in the industry.But, I am not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in that context,although, it seem that element of doubt crept in. You were not to blame,as there were many circumstances that would reflect such scepticism to any reasonable being.

For your sincere but unfruitful sacrifices, I pressurized the influential Man to concede some amount as COMPENSATION to you, for the resource that youn implunged even the time and inconveniences.The sum of $US1,000.000.00 was what he agreed to as your compensation value, and the sum was made in draft but, because of my appointment in Holland and too, I could not get through to you since your number at any time indicated "not in use", I then handed it over to the Secretary of THE MANAGER OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC). His Name is MR MICHEAL SMITH you can contact him at : (michealsmith207@yahoo.com)

You are to forward to him the following Information below:

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR FULL ADDRESS
3.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

The Secretary is very much informed by me about you and I instructed him to hand over the Draft you as soon as you contact him. I gave him the CODE 555,which you have to mention for identification.

Yours Sincerely
Mr Terry Donald



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