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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • sunnymark33@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SUNNY MARK" <sunny_mrk23@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sunnymark33@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:44:57 +0000
Subject: FROM SUNNY MARK

Hello Dear ,
I am Mr. Sunny Mark, the chairman, contract award and tender committee of African Union (A.U) with sub-head in Accra Ghana. I got your contact during our chating this morning we are looking for a reliable person to entrust this huge money transfer project with. My colleagues and I involved in this project have Agreed to seek your mutual partnership into this transfer

We wish to transfer the sum of (three million united state dollars) US$3,000,000.00 to your personal or company Account.This fund originated from over invoiced Contract bills awarded by us for the supply of pharmaceutical and Medical equipment to the ECOMOG Peacekeeping Mission In Liberia and Sierra-Leone civil wars.

This over invoiced sum was deliberately hatched out and Carefully protected with all attendant loope holes Sealed off.The original executors of the contracts have been Duely paid through E.R.D.B (Eco Resources Diplomatic Bank) This over invoiced sum is placed in an escrow account awaiting claims by any foreign person/company we may front as the owner. Based On the law and ethics of our service to African Union( A.U), we as Civil servants are not allowed to operate a foreign Account.

You are offered 25% of the total sum as commission,70% will be held on trust for us, while 5% is set aside to reimburse expenses incurred in the course of executing
the project. The project is expected to be completed within 14 days if you accord us maximum co-operation. We solicit for your unreserved confidentiality in this project.

There is no risk involved.Call me upon the receipt of this mail for more detailsor you send a mail indicating your interestto my alternative mail address 00233-242320991(sunnymark33@hotmail.com <mailto:sunnymark33@hotmail.com>) .As soon as I hear from you indicating your interest,I will give you the necessary information you need to know.

Honorably yours,
Mr. Sunny Mark

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