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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (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.
  • doninsonson@whipmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Jr Bright Edward" <doninsonson@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: doninsonson2006@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 19:34:22 +0200
Subject: SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

Dearest one,
I am Mr. David Bright Edward from Liberia. The son of late Brigadier David Edward presently residing in Spain Barcelona, .On behalf of my widowed mother Mrs. Mary Edward and my sister I decided to contact you for assistance to transfer the sum of(US$23.Million) (Twenty three Million, United States Dollars) inherited from my late father into your personal or company bank account for investment in your country. Note that the said amount was deposited in a Metal Trunk Box as a family treasure undisclosed using his diplomatic immunity for coverage. We are now living in Spain Barcelona as political Asylum seekers and the financial laws of Spain does not allow Asylum Seekers certain travel and financial rights to such huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in SPAIN, hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out from the European security and finance. For your assistance we have decided to offer you 20% of the total fund Please indicate your
interest by replying me this mail via :doninsonson@whipmail.com
David,
For the family

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