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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • markdaniel234@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "GUEI DANIEL" <g.ue.i.m.d77777@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markdanielesq0006@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:04:11 -0800
Subject: UR ATTENTION IS NEEDED URGENTLY

Dear Friend,

I am Mark Daniel Guei , from Cote d Ivoire. I lost myfather a couple of
years ago. My father late General Robert Guei was aEx-Military head of State
of Ivory Coast until his untimely death,For
your verification you can visit:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm

He was assassinated on the 19th of September 2002 by an unknown group
of heavily armed gunmen following the political uprising. To be brief
and straight to the point, before his untimely death, he deposited with a
finance Vault company a metal safe box containing the sum of ( Ten
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) $10.5
Million Dollars meant for the purchase of heavy artilleries, armoured tank,
ammunitions
and security equipments from Dubai .

The Vault company do not know the real contents of the metal safe box
therein as money, because he convincingly told them at the time of
deposit that it only contains African Artificial treasures and
computer security consumables that does not need air and sun rays, that will
be
ship to his foreign business associate in abroad. Name of the finance Vault
firm is withheld for security reasons.

I want you to do me a favour to claim the box as my late father foreign
business associate overseas in your country, so that I will come over
to your country for investment and resettlement, since the present
administration is no more in cordial relationship with my families.

I will go into partnership investment with you in your country , such
as Real Estate and Hotel ownership this is my reason for writing to
you.
Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in
replying soonest, I will offer you 30% only for your kind and honest
assistance.
Do kindly send me your Full Names,direct telephone and fax numbers for an
easy communication.

You can email me personally via:markdaniel234@hotmail.com

Regards,

Mark Daniel Guei

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