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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 us 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.
  • neleg01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Druce Gabbar," <nelego@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: neleg01@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:56:49 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: Gooday,



Gooday,

Let this mail not appear unsolicited to you.This is no joke.It is for real.

My name is Dr. Druce Gabbar, a private war detective & supervisor to American and British Soldiers in currently serving in Iraq. I am contacting you on behalf of two American soldiers who during the operation "capture Saddam" had a Golden opportunity to move $28,000,000.00 (Twenty eight million US dollars) belonging to Saddam.

This money has been moved from a container to a secured location.The funds has been kept safely defaced in a printing and minting company in Bermuda officially linked to US treasury department.Click on this link to read more news about the existence of the funds found in Baghdad:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm.

Basically these two soldiers are working for the American Government and their banking activities are strictly monitored.Therefore, getting the total funds into United States in their names is virtually NOT possible.Hence the reason, I have been requested to contact any reliable person to help get the funds delivered safely for investment purposes.Your role to assist is having the funds delivered to you(in your residence) where it will be invested and managed on their behalf by you. Also it is imperative to let you know that this deal is hitch free.

Please if you are interested get back to me ASAP for more details and
the procedures of the transaction.If otherwise, please discard this email.

Please reply back with this address:neleg01@hotmail.com

Your urgent response is been awaited.
Dr. Druce

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