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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it 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.
  • minth2009@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Le Min Thia" <info1@allwebmail.org>
Reply-To: minth2009@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:01:35 +0000
Subject: In Search Of Honesty




Dear Partner,

Please treat this with the utmost confidentiality and if you do not have interest I apologize for my intrusion.
My name is Le Minh Thia; senior staff with Wing Lung Bank 112 Queen's Road, Central, Main Branch,Hong Kong.
I have a matter of utmost importance and confidentiality that I will like to discuss with you.

I am contacting you concerning an investment that was placed under our bank's management for a period of 18 months in 2001.
A client of my bank by the name Mr.Richard Gelb made a Fixed Deposit and Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but I found out that he died without making a WILL, and no next of kin in all his official documents with my bank.

If you are interested then let me know so that i send you more information.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us.


Best regards,

Mr. Le Minh Thai.

Please reply via this email address : minth2009@yahoo.com

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