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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:
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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.
  • euasyllum@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JON ARISTIDE" <jonnaristides@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:44:40 +0100
Subject: LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY BE MY PARTNER


FROM
COL JON EDWARDS ARISTIDES
EUROPEAN UNION ASYLLUM CAMP
SPAIN


Dear Sir.
URGENT BUSSINESS PROPOSAL.
Please accept my sincere apology for intruding into your privacy.

I am contacting you in reference to an introduction and good recommendation made of you and your esteemed company by your country's trade directory through your country's chamber of commerce.

I am Col. Jon Edward Aristide, the brother to the ex-president of Peoples Republic of Haiti Jean Bertrand Aristide.

I am currently on political asylum under the united nations Geneva convention on asylum charter with my family in Europe due to the problem of political unrest in my country that led to the removal and subsequent exiling of members of my family including the ex-president by the opponents of Mr. jean Bertrand Aristides government.

But before I left my country, I moved the sum of 10 million dollars which was given to me by my brother before the unfortunate incident to a private security holding company for safe-keeping, and unfortunately with my current status as a political asylum seeker in Europe I am restricted by European laws to transfer this funds into my account for investment.

I hereby solicit your utmost assistance in the clearance and transfer of this funds from the private security company to your country for safe keeping and onward investment.

A percentage of 30% have been earmarked for your assistance, while 65% is for my family, while 5% will be for expenses that we might incure during the clerance and transfer of funds.

I will be glad if you will assist me to invest this funds in your country, please I implore you to treat this proposal and transaction with utmost confidentiality.

Please expedite action by contacting me through my private secured e-mail immediately.
euasyllum@yahoo.com

Best regards,
Jon Aristide

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