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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • patrick_egobrown1@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PATRICK EGO." <patrick_egobrown1@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:50:36 +0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FROM PATRICK EGO.

FROM PATRICK EGO.
BANGKOK-THAILAND.
TELL: 667-015-8727
EMAIL:patrick_egobrown1@she.com
DATE: 25-2-2006

DEAR SIR,

I AM MR PATRICK EGO,THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR. BROWN EGO. MY FATHER WAS A WEALTHY FARMER IN OUR COUNTRY ZIMBABWE,THE SOUTHERN PART OF AFRICA.

WE THE FARMING FARMILIES,INCLUDING THE WHITE FARMERS ARE HAVING A VERY BIG PROBLEMS WITH THE PRESIDENT MR. ROBERT MUGABE. MY FATHER WAS ASSASINATED BY THE PRESIDENT MUGABE’S AIDS,BECAUSE MY FATHER PROTESTED AND KICKED AGAINST THE PRESIDENT’S ACTIONS OF SEIZING THE WHITE FARMRES FARM LANDS AND DISTROYING THEIR PROPERTIES IN ZIMBABWE. ALL MY FATHERS PROPERTIES, FARM LANDS, BANK ACCOUNTS WAS ALSO CONFISCATED BY THE PRESIDENT.

BEFORE THE UNTIMELY DAETH OF MY FATHERS,HE HAS INFORMED ME AND MY MOTHER OF A TRUNK BOX CONTAING THE SUM OF $ 12,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN THAILAND FOR SAFE KEEPING.

AFTER HIS DEATH, WE TRIED TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, BUT WE HAD TO ESCAPE OUT OF ZIMBABWE DUE TO SEVERAL DEATH THREATS WE RECEIVED FROM THE PRESIDENT IF WE CONTINUE THE CASE.

WE FINALY ESCAPED TO THAILAND,BUT UNFORTELY, MY MOTHER COULD NOT STAND THE DEATH OF MY FATHER SHE FELT ILL AND DIED. I WANT YOU TO COME TO THAILAND TO HELP ME MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF THAILAND TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENTS.

I HAVE RESOLVED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY AS A REWARD FOR YOUR ASSISTANCES, 5% WILL BE USED TO REPAY ANY EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL BE UNDER YOUR KIND CONTROL. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THROUGH MY TELEPHONE NUMBER 667-015-8727.OR VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS,

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.
THANKS.

PATRICK EGO

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