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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • aminop24@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PROFF.ANTHONIO MARCO <maryteco24@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: aminop24@yahoo.com.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:38:18 +0200
Subject: RE: INVESTMENT REQUEST.


MARTINS HAMBERT
CORSO VITTORIO EMANUELE 11. N°89/A
TORINO ITALY.
2006/07/03
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please do not be surprised on receiving this email. Though we might not
have a personal relationship or have met each other, we could work together
on this project I am about to introduce to you. First I would like to
introduce myself.
My name is MARTINS HAMBERT (Barrister) I am a financial
consultant based in Turin Italy. I have a client ( A widow) from
Zimbabwe and she has Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars only (USD 4.500,000.00) with a private security company for
safekeeping in ITALY she had indicated her interest to invest on
properties in your country This is her choice country and hence my
contacting you. Her interest is in properties in choice areas with
potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in
placing part of her fund in you/your company, if your country' bi-laws
allows foreign investment. And she is willing to offer you 15% of the
total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or
any bank of your wish. You can contact me for more details via phone ,
fax or the above indicated Email:( aminop24@yahoo.co.uk ) with your
reference for more details.
Yours faithfully,
DR.MARTINS HAMBERT.
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related
offences and this transaction need utmost confidentiality

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