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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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.
  • mrhoffman@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joint -a01 <joint-a01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:32:04 +0100
Subject: joint



EMAIL: mrhoffman@myway.com
Attn: Sir/ Madam,
I, APPOLOGIZING FOR THE SURPRISE THIS MAIL WILL BRING TO YOU AS IT COMES FROM A STRANGER.

I, Mr. HOFFMAN WILLIAMS; I AM THE DIRECTOR OF DELIVERY/OPERATIONS IN OUR SECURITIES COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG. ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT US$15M INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SAFE KEEPING? IN 1995, A REPUTABLE CLIENT OF OURS - THE LATE HEAD OF STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE Mr. MOBUTU SESE-SEKO DEPOSITED THIS FUND IN OUR COMPANY'S VAULT FOR SAFE KEEPING AND HE DIED IN EXILE IN MOROCCO 1N 1998, AFTER HIS DEATH NONE OF HIS RELATIVES/BENEFACTORS HAVE COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE FUND WHICH IS STILL WITH US, AND FROM ALL AVAILABLE INDICATIONS, IT MEANS THAT NONE OF THEM HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FUND.

OUR FIRM IS A SECURITY COMPANY OF HIGH REPUTE WITH YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA ESPECIALLY TOP MILITARY OFFICERS, HEADS OF STATES, REBELS AND OTHER FEDERAL & STATE FUNCTIONARIES.
YOU’RE ENTITLED OF 50% OF THE TOTAL AFTER THE TRANSFER MADE AND I PROMISED YOU 100% RISK FREE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS,

YOURS,
Mr. HOFFMAN WILLIAMS.
_________________________________________________________________
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