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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:
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • frankeviso@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank evis" <frankevis307@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankeviso@i12.com
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:55:10 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM:MR.FRANK EVIS
PRIVATE-MAIL:frankeviso@i12.com
SUITE 115 SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA


ATTN: SIR


This letter is not intending to cause you any
embarrassment in what ever form, rather an appeal for
assistance. I am the Principal Accountant attached to
the Department of Transport and Aviation here in South
Africa. I have decided to send forth this proposal to
you after some due liberation. I have in my possession
the sum of US$25,5 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION
FIVEHUNDERDTHOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).The above
fund, which is now in a Government suspense account
of, was accrued from recent contract awarded to a
foreign firm for supplies of raw material to my
Department.

This is in pursuant to the terms of our agreement
under the international monetary fund (I.M.F.) and
Paris Club dept-servicing program to pay out all
outstanding dept owed to foreign firms. I now seek
your assistance for the easy transfer of the
over-invoiced (surplus) amount as the foreign
beneficiary.

And also in recognition of your personal executive
profile and investment opportunities available in your
country. At this juncture, I want you to stand as the
original foreign contractor to the above fund to
enable me put claim on the above sum. I will
manipulate and authenticate the payment to your name.
I am assuring you that it is 100% risk free
transaction because all the necessary arrangements
have been made.

Finally, I have agreed to give you 40% of the fund due
to your assistance, 5% t o be set aside for expenses
made by both sides. While the remaining 55% will be
for my investment in your country. If satisfied with
this proposal, kindly notify me by telephone or send a
fax so that I can furnish you with more details on how
the transaction will be done. I will be with you in
person before the fund arrives in your country.

Please note that this is highly confidential and
should be treated as such.

Best regards,
MR.FRANK EVIS
(Principal Accountant)

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