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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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.
  • m_hatem607@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MOHAMED HATEM" <m_hatem607@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: m_hatem607@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:45:20 +0000
Subject: From Mohamed Hatem

Dear Friend,

My name is Mohamed Hatem.I am a citizen of Egypt and working in a ship.I discover a Trunk box after our trip to Holland and when I open the trunk box,I find sum of seven million and five hundred thousand packed in it.

I did not disclose this with anyone because I beleive that this is opportunity to me but I don't want to resign from my work at the moment to avoid suspect in case the owner comes back for it.I try to discharge the box in Senegal and deposit it in a security company.

Now I am soliciting for a reliable one who is capable to invest that money into a lucrative business as joint-venture because I have not be into business before and I want to have a good start therefore,if have profetional exprince on how to invest the money,kindly get back to me so that we shall discuse the modalites.

I will scan and send my passport copy to you in my next mail.Reply only in my private email
following : m_hatem607@yahoo.fr while wishing you healthy business relationship.

Yours faithfully,.
Mohamed.

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