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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  • abujohn@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "abujohn@terra.es" <abujohn@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:01:00 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND INTEREST...




FOR YOUR KIND INTEREST...

I AM COL ABU JOHN FROM THE ENGINEERING MILITARY UNIT HERE IN BA'QUBAH IN IRAQ AM WRITTING TO SEEK YOUR HIGHLY ESTEMMED HELP/ CONSENT IN A LASTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL BENEFIT IN INVESTING MONEY INVOLVING ($10,400,000.00 USD) TEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY IN YOUR

COMPANY/COUNTRY UNDER A JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP.

FOR DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION AND CONTACT OF THE DIPLOMAT/SECURITY COMPANY CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS abujohn@katamail.com FOR MORE INFORMATION .



WAITING FOR YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE



REGARDS.



COL ABU JOHN









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