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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 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.
  • kerose36@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: barrywhite1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:30:18 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20HER=20FAST=20FOR=20YOUR=20MONEY=20?=

Dear Friend.

How are you?. Is Been a long time . How are you? hope all is fine? You
might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very
long time.On my singular,am much delighted and privileged to contact you
again, after couple of Months now.
It takes courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and at the
same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made
things,not worked out as we projected then That Time.

I take this liberty to inform you that, the $11.800.000.00 Million Dollars
transaction we were pursing together That i told About some months Ago Or
maybe i didnt Tell you if i Forget to, finally worked.God Has Done It For
Me. and I decided to contact you, just to let
you know.due to your tremendous effort and contribution to make things work
Before Then. Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Berlin
GARMANY for numerous business negotiationsand establishment.

I just arrived yesterday night And checked inn, in a hotel and decided
to go down to the hotel CyberCafe Internet. to mail you. Now, with my
sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank
Draft,

to the tune of USD$120,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DECIMAL0-0
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication,humanity
and contribution Towards Your Effort .I wasnt Able to Send It to you Because
of My VISA
& Departure to Germany expire.So I Droped It with my Secretary. Ms Kennedy
Rose.
Now I will Like You to, contact Her So That She will send to You The Bank
Draft Fast.
Secretary Information.


Ms Kennedy Rose.( My Secretary)
E-mail:(kerose36@yahoo.com)


Send to her, the following :
1.YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS
2.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER

She , will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your
Residence Address or Office Address you provided OK. Feel free to reach
via
Her E-mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period
of 31 banking days.
So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. You have to mind
the days on route shipment.
Also Don't Expose This Massage To Anybody, So that the Draft will not be
send to a wrong person ok.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Barry White.
CEO.MANAGING DIRECTOR
Barry White Oil Co.,

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