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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • rev_mickjones1001@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Rev.=20Micheal=20Jones?=" <rev_mickjones1001@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: michaeljone2006@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:31:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rev_mickjones1001@yahoo.com.sg

Attention!!

- Dear Sir, In order to transfer out (USD 20 MILLION) Twenty Million United States Dollars from one of the leading Security company in Nigeria DIAMOND GLOBAL SECURITIES COMPANY (DGSC), I want you to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing Bank Account or to set up a new Bank Account immediately to receive this money, even an empty account can also serve for this purpose. I am Rev. Michael Jones, an Auditor to the securities house. During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened with the Company in 2002 and since 2004 nobody has operated this account again, after going through some old files, I discovered that the owner of the Account died without a trace, hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account is Mr. Allen P. Seaman, a foreigner and an industrialist. No other person knows about this account!
or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that Mr. Allen P. Seaman until his death was the manager of Luxury African Safari, SA. I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local beneficiary, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid information about him, who is a foreigner too. However, I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down when the money is transferred into your account. Send also the information, including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I need your full understanding and co-operation to make this work fine because the management of the Bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account which I will give to you upon your positive response. I will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account, for my own share of the Fund!
s. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals
for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant Ministries and Foreign Exchange Departments for easy and smooth transfer of the funds into your account without question. At the conclusion of this business, I will give to you 10% of the total amount, while 90% will be for me. Please send your response to this Email: michaeljone2005@o2.pl if you are interested I am looking forward to hear from you. Yours truly,Rev. Michael Jones.

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