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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • valensmith_0001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Mark <davidmark0001@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 13:41:36 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: Compensation for your past effort



Dear Friend
The money was moved under the co-operation of a new partner from London. Presently, I'm in London for the purpose of investing my own share of the money.

Meanwhile I did'nt forget your past efforts and attempts in assisting me to move the cash even though we were not successful.

So feel free and contact my secretary,Valentine Smith, and give him instructions on where to send the sum of($900,000.00)Nine hundred thousand dollars certified bank draft, which I kept as a compensation for all your past efforts. Please let me know immediately you recieve
it,

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that Draft, so feel free to get in touch with Him and He will send the Draft to you without any delay as I have instructed him to make sure that He send you the Draft via Courier company for security reason and urgent delivery of it to you.

Name of my secretary Mr.Valentine Smith
Email below:(valensmith_0001@yahoo.fr)

Best regards,
David Mark









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