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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "can i trust you?" (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.
  • mark_johnson0008@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " mark johnson"<gdcxcu7u@myway.com>
Reply-To: mark.johnson111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 22:28:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP / REPLY.










BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP / REPLY.FROM : mark JohnsonLOCATION : SCOTLAND,U.K.CAN I TRUST YOU?Good Day,I am Mr.mark Johnson,the Executive Auditor and headof computing department,bank of Scotland here inUnited Kingdom.This email is strictly confidential andis for your attention only. I am making this ventureproposal to you, as a reliable partner.Based on myinstruction to my secretary,he got your e-mail addressthrough his search for a reliable person/company inyour country, who can be capable to do thistransaction with me. I wish to transfer a huge amountof thirty million pounds sterling (£30,000,000.00).Which belongs to Late Mr. John Hughes,the Director andowner of petrochemical service from australia. Whodied since 1998 without a will. Through myinvestigation, i found out that no body knows aboutthis account.And i am his personal account manager,ihave with me all the files concerning this fund.However,if you can be honest,i will need yourassistance by providing a prefarable empty
bankaccount of your's,where the fund will betransfered.After this transaction must have beenachieved,you will be given 35% of the total amount ofthe money,while 60% will be my share of the totalamount and 5% incase of any expenses.And i want you tounderstand that this transaction is 100% risky free.Ineed a strong assurance from you that you will not letme down hence the money is transfered into youraccount.Moreover,i will be in your country immediatelythe fund is transfered into your account for thewithrawing and sharing of the money in your subscribedbank,and other investment. Kindly reply me explainingyour interest to be part of this business. My mobiletel. number will be given to you as soon as i readfrom you. I work to keep this transaction secret andconfidential and i can only work with you if you cankeep this transaction secret and confidential on yourown side.Kindly send your reply to my private emailaddresses below (mark_johnson0008@yahoo.co.uk)Regards,mark Johnson



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