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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 pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • heronthanks@outgun.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Heronthanks"<rogerdavis03@myway.com>
Reply-To: heronthanks@outgun.com
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:08:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: From Heron


























Trent House, Arden Road,London, United Kingdom.Telephone 44 704 572 3516Dear friend,I am HERON THANKS, an Engineer with Exxon Mobil inLondon http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk). I got yourcontact address over the net in my search for areliable person that will handle this deal with allsincerity. Iam in charge of offshore remittance inthis establishment. Iam seeking your assistance for atransfer of [GB £42.M] FORTY TWO MILLION POUNDSSTERLING] to your account for further privateinvestment.Please note that the nature of your job/business doesnot matter and you will be better informed when I hearfrom you.This amount accrued from an over-invoiced contractamount for the construction of an Oil RefinerySub-stations in east London in 2005 to expatriatecompanies The contract was originally valued for oneHundred and Twenty Seven million pounds£127,000,000.00) but we manipulated the figure to readone Hundred and Sixty Nine Million poundsterling(£169,000,000.00) The extra £42,000,000.00 iswhat
we want to transfer to your account for our ownpersonal use.This contract has been completely executed and theoriginal contractors have been paid all their contractbills less this £42,000,000.00 For your assistance, wehave agreed to remunerate you with 30% because it isimpossible for us to claim the amount here in Londonwithout foreign collaboration. 5% has been mapped outfor any miscellaneous expenses incurred by eitherparty during this business, and 65% for myself.All modalities to effect the payment and subsequenttransfer of this money have been worked out. Thistransaction is 100% risk free but requires 100 percentconfidentiality. This is a golden opportunity, whichmust not be allowed to slip out of any careless acts and utterances. We choseyou for this transaction because we believe that goodfriends can be discovered and businesses such as thiscannot be realized without trust. You can be restassured that your security has been considered before you werecontacted.I will
let you have the details, but in summary, thefund would be paid to you through a Finance Companywhere it is presently deposited as soon as the filingand documentation process is concluded in your name.Upon the receipt of this mail message, feel free tosend to me the following, to enable us start theprocess:1 Your full Names and contact address.2 Your private telephone and fax numbers.Thanks and best regards in anticipation oresponse.Best Regards,Heron Thanksemail :heronthanks@outgun.com

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