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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • stevesoures@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Steve Getz <steve@stevegetz.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:38:01 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL



Dear Sir/Madam,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
your contact was picked among the selected email addresses from my intensive search for a reliable business relationship,the reason I needed you as my conpetent foreign link in the person of your respected self.To make myself known,I am a trained chemist specializing in currency chemistry and a top official of the printing and minting organisation worldwide.Durring the last production dispensation of the new European currency,I was hired and involved in the chemical conversion of otherwise genuine Euro bills.
As a result of the discreet nature of the reconversion exercise,which infact is known only to me,I now have in my exclusive control about Eight million,seven hundred and fifty thousand Euro in cash,presently in form of bonded retractable negetive 257.03 mint statge deliberately defaced to elude detection and facilitate importation into any country.The bills now require only reconversion to grade A1 135 neon proof mint stage and subsequent movement for choice investment preferably in your country.
After successfully reconverting the Euro bills, and in event that you accept to work with me,you shall be entitled to 45% of this fund expenses inclusive and the rest for me and my two(2) subordinates.What in essence,the whole exercise entail,is that I shall send my representative to an agreed location for a meeting.
This is to clear all doubt that the reconverted bills will really meet all scienrific or commercial test in terms of genuiness in any part of the world.The meeting will also avail us the opportunity of knowing each other and collectively plan workable strategies for smooth conclusion of this exercise.
Finally,it is important to keep the facts of this exercise to yourself,the way I have done all these while.You must agree with me that we must not blow a chance of life time because we can not be discreet over a matter that would definitelt work to our mutual satisfaction.I wait for your urgent response,while I remain best regards for your kind attention.Get back to me with your full name and telephone number if you are interested in doing this with me.Respond back to my personal Email: stevesoures@yahoo.es
Sincerely yours
Engr.Steve Getz.

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