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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.
  
• 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.
  • andmohl@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Mohl" <andmohl@yahoo.com.au> (may be fake)
Reply-To: andrewmohl@australiamail.com
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 16:46:33 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal

Mr. Andrew Mohl
(Director Assets)
AMP Bank Limited
Sydney, Australia.

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

Dear Sir/Madam

Investment Proposal

I am Ms. Michelle Anderson, Director of Asset, Financial Trust Bank Plc, Melbourne Australia, I am writing to bring to your notice that I have the sum of $12,697,542.00 (Roughly Thirteen Million, USD) in a secret account and this money was realised from the sales of the excess evaluation of the company's asset, sometime in October, 2004 by my office.

I want you to help me so that I can deposit this money into your account. If you assist me in moving this funds out of the bank I will give you 30% of the money then I will take 60% while 10% is mapped out for all the sundry expenses including transfer cost. After the transfer I will travel to your country for my share which will basically go for investment in your country. I cannot keep this money in my account because I am not allowed to operate such an amount in my country Australia as an asset manager.

I will be very glad if you will keep this business confidential, if you agree to this proposal, please send your details to this E-mail : andmohl@yahoo.com.au <mailto:andmohl@yahoo.com.au> so that my attorney will prepare a document that will guarantee the legitimate source of the funds into your account for an investment purpose

(i) Contact Details: Full name, telephone and fax number
(ii) Account Details including full bank address.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be 100% risk free and most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Thanks in anticipation, as I wait your urgent and positive response.
Andrew Mohl
(Director Assets)
AMP Bank Limited
Sydney, Australia

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