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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • johncollins1926@yahoo.fr
  • veronicawright7004@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: veronicawright@microcamp.com.br
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:08:44 -0300
Subject: VERONICA




VERONICA WRIGHTCOMETH INTERNATIONAL BANK LONDONCANNON,LONDON UK.





PLEASE REFER YOUR ACCEPTANCE MAIL FOR QUICK ATTENTIONON THIS ADDRESS
barrister at (johncollins1926@yahoo.fr)  or
veronicawright7004@yahoo.co.uk





ATTN:SIR/MA.





PRIVATE AND URGENT.





I am contacting you on business transfer of a hugh sum of money from a
deceased account.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried, but I am sure that you are experienced in
handling this sums.





I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.PROPOSITION;





We discovered an abandoned sum of US$18,500,000.00(Eighteen million Five
Hundred Thousand united states dollars) in an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers who paid in these funds into our bank as depository for
an investment program she was involved.





He was at our bank years ago at the begining of this investmentprogram,but
unfortunately he died in plane crash.The details of the investment program
states that he only is in control of the funds and it was invested out of her
corporate estate.Her family records are not stated in our bank records and in
her investment program contracts.





Thus his family are not aware.The rules in our bank here in COMETH
INTERNATIONAL BANK LONDON puts the money under current Bank Assets as soon as
they do not get communication from the accounts owner within a stipulated
period agreed during the clients accounts opening. In the case of this
customer, he is meant to send banking instructions every three months.The
owner of this account is MR. MARK KOGAN, a foreigner, fromAmerican, and he
died since 1999. In an air crash along with his wife in 31st Oct died since
1999 an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm
this from the website below publisher by
CNN.WEBSITEPUBLISHEDONCNN.www.zenpagewea
vers.com/malikahti/journal/flight.htmI propose US$3.9M (20%) for you while my
colleagues and I receive US$13.15m (70%) and the balance of US$ 1.45M (10%)
for earmarked for purposes of taxation in your country and mine.If you are
interested, send your name and telephone/fax numbers to me for further
details.





Kindly content me on the above confidential Barrister John Collins.Email Your
response to indicate your willingness in assisting us.





Thank you and God Bless,





My Sincere Regards,





VERONICA WRIGHT


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