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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • bageorge2knelson2006@yahoo.com.cn

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?nelson=20george?= <george2knelson2006@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: georgelawson2005@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 12:02:31 +0800 (CST)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


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=A3=BAgeorge2knelson2006@yahoo.com.cn

ATTN: CEO/ PRESIDENT,




I am George.N Lawson; I am the linkman between the Organization=20


For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector, I=20


also attend OPECmeetings constantly in Geneva Switzerland on the=20

auspices of World Bank.




Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able


To make S$25.5 Million, which is currently deposited in a


Security Company in Europe. I want you to assist me to claim


This money as I cannot claim it directly because I am still a


Civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids me to


Acquire such amount of money.It is on this basis that I am contacting=20


you for assistance, If You will be interested, claim documents have=20

been processed and Will be sent to you. The documents with which the fund=
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isDeposited willbe changed to reflect you as the new beneficiarySo that=20


you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.




I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance, while 60%


Will be for me and 10% will be for expenses that may be incurred


On both sides. I am aware of the international monitoring of all


Large-scale financial movements after the September 11th 2001


Terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of financial


Investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper from


The relevant body which will exonerate the money from Drug, money=20


laundered or terrorist related proceeds.




Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private email: on the=20


receip of your mail indicating Interest. I want to assure you that=20

there=20


is no risk attached in thisTransaction. You should also provide me with=20


your private telephone and fax Numbers for easier communication.




George.N. Lawson

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