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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • noi@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. NOI TAKSIN SHINAWAT" <noi@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:53:01 -0800
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT

ATTN:


DEAR KHUN
PLEASE HANDLE IT' SECRET
MY NAME IS MRS.NOI TAKSIN SHINAWAT THE WIFE OF FORMER PRIMINISTER OF
THAILAND.WHO HAVE JUST BIENG OVERTHROWN ON POWER BY THE THAILAND MILITARY
GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON EXILE CURRENTLY IN LONDON, WITH MY
HUSBAND. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME INVEST I' HAVE THIS HUG OF MONEY
IN MY CUSTODY WHICH I WANT YOU TO INVEST IT' FORME WITHOUT MY HUSBAND
CONCERNCE WITH A TOTAL SUM OF USD$21,000.000 [TWENTY ONE MILLION
DOLLARS].
CONVERTED TO THAILAND CURRENCY IS TOTAL SUM OF
?840,000.000 [EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY MILLION BATH]. AS A POTENTIAL
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY INVESTOR. PLEASE NOTE THIS DEAL MOST BE SEAL BETWEEN
TWO OF US NO ONE WILL HEAR ABOUT EVEN MY HUSBAND DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT' IS A SECRET.
SECONDLY AS A POTENTIALOF YOUR COUNTRY,WHICH GUARRANTEES US GOOD
RETURNS AND HUMAN SECURITY AS A RESULT OF THE SOURCE OF THE FUND,I HEREBY
BELIEVING THAT YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROFITABLE TO BOTH OF US.I WILL
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINESS TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSATIONS THE GRATIFICATION
REMARK I DETERMINDED AS I SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.I HAVE MAPED OUT
10%,FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% FOR EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE ON THE PROCESS
OF SAFEGUIDIND ME AND THE MONEYWITH OUT EXPOSING ME I WAITE FOR YOUR
URGENT REPLY. SO THAT I CAN UP-DATE YOU WITH INFORMATION AND FEEL FREE TO
ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE MAIL
YOURS SINCERELY
MAIL:noi@she.com
MRS.NOI TAKSIN SHINAWAT.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam