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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • martinlucas02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Lucas" <martinlucas01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: martinlucas02@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:19:18 -0500
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY PLS...

MARTINS LUCAS
STANDARD TRUST BANK
34 BROAD AVN. LAGOS.
NIGERIA.
Private Email Box:martinlucas02@yahoo.com

Hello Friend,
My name is Martins Lucas an accountant, and I work in the International
Operation Department in the above mentioned Bank.
On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant
domiciliary account with a balance Of sixteen million USD ($16.000000)
on
further investigation, I
also discovered that the account holder has long
passed away (Dead) leaving no beneficiary to the
account. The bank will approve this money to any
foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a
foreigner and was from Iraq in particular. And I am very sure that he
is
dead, and nobody will come
again for the claim of this money. A foreigner can only
claim this money with legal claims to the account
holder, therefore I need your cooperation in this
transaction.
I will provide the necessary informations needed in
order to claim this money, But you will need to open
an account where this can be safely transferred into.If you are
interested
in this transaction please send your private Telephone No. And Fax
number including full details of the account to be
used for the Deposit. I wish for utmost confidentiality
in handling this transaction as my job and the future
of my family would be jeopardized if it is
breached.
I want to assure you that the transaction is without
risk if due process is followed accordingly. Finally,
I will give you 30% for your corporation and 10% will be set aside in
case
of any expences we may run into trying to achieve this.
Contact me immediately through this my private
mail box:martinlucas02@yahoo.com
Regards,
Martins lucas.

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