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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:
  • "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.
  • georgejj01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr George Jones <georgejones1@virgilio.it>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 14:57:36 +0100
Subject: OFFER.!!!!!!!


Dear bixnfleisch,

I am Mr.George Jones a treasury officer working with Shell Bloc a Subsidiary of Shell Oil Company in
Benin Repulic.
While this letter will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, please take a moment of your time to read
the content because of its urgency and importance.
I want you to assist myself and a colleague to receive on our behalf a package which we are working on
how to move out of our country.
The package contain a total of Six million five hundred thousand United States dollars(US$6.5
million),these funds represent the money our company intended using for Settlement of outstanding bills in
Europe through a Finance security company.In fact these money were well repackaged and concealed.
We want to divert the money to you so that we will all share proceeds.
As a result, we want you to send us the needed information for us to deposit the money with your name
to the Finance security company that will be leaving with the package.
The Cargo flight is scheduled to leave with the package in the next ten days, that is why we need your
assistance for us to make sure the package leave immediately.
Further information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response.Please get back to
me stating your wish to work along with us in this proposed business transaction with the followings:Full
names, Address, Telephone/Fax numbers which will be used to deposit the package as the rightful
owner/beneficiary.Be informed that we will give you data that will enable you claim the package such as
code and tracking numbers etc.
For confidentiality please contact me on my personal email address(georgejj01@yahoo.com)
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Mr George Jones.

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