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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 friend" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • rocha_donald@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ROCHA DONALD" <rocha_donald@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:30:47 +0000
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU

Dear Friend

Good day to you,
My name is Rocha Donald I am an American soldier, serving in the
military with the Third infantry Division in Iraq. Three years ago,
we discovered some huge amount of money in Baghdad neighbourhood
belonging to Saddam Hussein, I smuggled some part of these funds in
two trunk boxes out of Baghdad, which is being kept safe in a secured
finance company in Europe as Family valueables. You can go to this
web link to read about events that took place here:

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm>Basically, am
writing you due to the situation I found myself and can not
return back to America again because I was among five US soldiers
questioned by military officials after some of that money was
allegedly
stolen, as I have absconded from US military and am now in exile.
I have killed in war and I found no peace anymore in where I am right
now as I have been declared wanted by US Military.I have decided to
look
for someone like you to help me retrieve these funds from Finance
Company in Europe and disburse this funds to any charity organisation
on
earth as I know that this will only be a way Almighty God can forgive
me
in all human killing I encounter during war.
In honesty, after claiming these two trunk boxes from security company
in
Europe, you shall have 10% of total funds, disburse 90% to four
charity
organisations on planet earth. Each box contain the sum of fifteen
million
United States Dollars. I do not want any money from these funds rather
than spending all on humanity for me to have forgiveness of sins from
Almighty God who seeth us all from above and that is why you must do
this
in honesty and trust, I shall seek for an assylum in any part of the
world
outside United States of America because I can not return back to my
lovely country and I have been diagnosed of Cancer of Lungs and
Oesophagus
due to Bomb explosure I inhale duing my escape our of war.
I will send you certificates of deposit to enable you lay claim to
these
boxes on my behalf as soon as I hear from you.
My watch word is to trust you and ensure confidentiality, when you
receive the is letter, kindly reply me via this e-mail below: signifying your interest including your confidential telephone/fax numbers or quick communication and also your contact details (Job title and occupation).
Respectfully submitted

Rocha Donald .
rocha_donald@yahoo.ca <mailto:rocha_donald@yahoo.ca>

SINCERITY AND TRUST

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