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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • charlespedersenss@yahoo.com.ar

Fraud email example:

From: "charles pedersen" <charlesperdesen102@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:03:58 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND I

MR.CHARLES PEDERSEN
SANTA CLARA,
HAVANA, CUBA.

Dear Sir,

My Name is Charles Pedersen,a Cuban I was adopted in in 1960 by an American
Multi -Millionaire of Fair Bank Alaska of USA who died in a plane crash in
January 31,2000 together with his wife Thelma and only daughter Sheryl. They
had boarded the Alaska Airline Flight 261 heading to San Francisco and
Seattle From Puerto Varlarta,Mexico but crashed into the Pacific Ocean,not
far from Los Angeles.

Few months ago I received a letter from a finance security company in Europe
asking that I come down to claim a consignment containing the sum of Ten
MIllion United States Dollars[$10,Million ] which my late father had
deposited for me . According to the finance company, the deposit is BONDED.

You can find out more about this incident from these websites:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.06/

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/january00/alaskaair_2-1.html

Now that I have been asked to come to Europe ,I cannot do that because I do
not have a travel document but only a drivers licence.It is worsened by the
fact that I have been declared wated by the Communist Government of Fidel
Castro for my Democratic stance. Presently, my life is in
danger.
Please, I beg you to assist me contact the finance company in europe and
claim the money on my behalf. This is a confidential business lest the
government of Castro hears it again.

Please , I promise to give you 20% of this amount. I am very poor now and an
ordinary Mechanic with three kids.
If God touches your heart to assist me, contact me only through my secure
email address at
charlespedersenss@yahoo.com.ar.
Do not forget to send me your full names,private telephone numbers to enable
me contact the finance company that you will assist me.

May GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU.

charles pedersen

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