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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • dr.cardlesdesk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dr_cardle@terra.es" <dr_cardle@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:04:36 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE..



Dear Sir/ Madam,

This may come to you as a surprise, But I plead your indulgence to listen to me and get this important details. I am from the Hadassah hospital where I serve as the director of operation. I am by name Dr. Cardle Ian . As you may be aware of the situation on ground as regard the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4586488.stm
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4374353&nav=23ii
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/19/mideast/index.html

He has disclose to me a personal savings which he has managed to put together to run the up coming election before it sudden stroke of 4th January 2006.

Following the significant stroke suffered by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in January 2006, a decision was reached by the Israeli Cabinet, under the advice of the Attorney General of Israel: if the Prime Minister becomes incapable of making decisions, power is transferred to the Deputy Prime Minister ?at the time, Ehud Olmert who then becomes Acting Prime Minister until the Prime Minister recovers. If the Prime Minister is declared permanently incapacitated then the Acting Prime Minister remains in office for 100 days. Once that period expires the President of Israel oversees the process of assembling a new governing coalition If the Prime Minister dies the Cabinet chooses a new Prime Minister.

In the case of Sharon's illness, however, he has been declared permanently incapciatated and elections has already occured.Thus, the need for the fund transfer.He has given me the order to look for a reliable personnel of your calibre to assist him in reprofiling a certain amount of funds which is undisclosed at the moment.

As soon as I get your willingness and confidentiality to forge ahead in executing this transaction, I will let you into the confidential information on how to execute the transaction. Meanwhile, Be aware that the percentage sharing of the fund will be divided in this manner, 30 % will go to me and you will get the same 30% . The wife and children goes with 30% while 10% is used for any expenses we may incurred in the process of transfering the funds to your account. Thus, I am thanking you in advance for your cooperation in finalising with this transaction swiftly.
Your response should be directed to my secured email: dr.cardlesdesk@hotmail.com

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Cardle Ian.





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