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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:
  • "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.
  • kalimdurak81@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kalimdurak81" <kalimdurak81@bol.com.br>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 20:30:19 -0300
Subject: HONEST CRY FOR HELP


DEAR FRIEND,
I AM KALIM DURAK.I AM 67YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF SAUDI ARABIA BUT HOSPITALISED IN CAYMAN ISLAND NOW.

I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER.I HAD PARTIAL STROKE WHICH HAS AFFECTED MY SPEECH AND HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYSED.I CAN NO LONGER TALK AND I AM ALSO DEAF.I SEND YOU THIS EMAIL WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE NURSE WHO IS ASSISTING ME. MY DAYS HERE ON EARTH IS NUMBERED AS MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED.

I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT DUE TO MY CONDITION I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.
I HAVE TWO BOXES DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.ONE CONTAINS CASH SUM OF 13.5MILLION EUROPEAN EUROS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 17.4MILLION DOLLARS.THE OTHER IS STASHED WITH US$15MILLION CASH. I WANT YOU TO USE THE TOTAL FUNDS IN BOTH CONSIGNMENTS TO BUILD AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY AND HELP SOME OTHER ORGANISATIONS I WILL BE SENDING TO YOU.

I WILL SEND YOU A LIST OF SOME OTHER NGO'S YOU WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS AMONGST. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS FOR YOUR GOOD DEEDS AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
THE ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY MUST BE NAMED "KALIM DURAK ORPHANAGE HOME".

IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND CARRY OUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME:
[1]YOUR FULL NAMES,
[2] YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER,
[3] AND YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.
REGARDS
KALIM DURAK
EMAIL ADDRESS: KALIMDURAK81@YAHOO.COM.HK

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam