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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)
• 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.
  • drharrietdeacon@gmail.com
  • dr_h_deacon@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "harriet deacon" <harrietdeacon@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 00:06:05 -0700
Subject: Great opportunity..................................


Dear Friend,
I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance
to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your
country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or business
ethics.

My name is Dr. Harriet Deacon; we are making this venture proposal to you
in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa
Government, the South African civil service laws (Code of Conduct bureau)
forbid us to own a foreign account. The money we have in our possession is
an overdue payment bill totaling Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred and Twenty
Six Thousand US Dollars S$26,426,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad
with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an individual to
receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.

If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest
after which we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other information
to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due
course. For your assistance, you shall receive 30% amounting to US$7,927,
800.00 of the US$26.426Million, 60% amounting to US$15,855,600 for us and
10% amounting to US$2,642,600 will be used to settle taxation and other
miscellaneous expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your
account.

Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when replying
this business proposal preferably through my alternative address as this is
my only confidential email address: drharrietdeacon@gmail.com or
dr_h_deacon@yahoo.com, I will call you when necessary. If you are not
interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to contact other
foreign partner with recommendations to carry out this deal.

A swift acknowledgment of your receipt of this mail will be appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you.

Best regards.

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