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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:
  • "million 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.
  • sstvddsn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Steve Dodson <stevedodson07@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sstvddsn@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 14:28:16 +0000
Subject: Investment in your country


Dear Sir, I wish to communicate with you via this means due to my desire to work with you and your company in this particular project and because of my specific interest to do business in the Country due to the urgency of this transaction. My name is Sir Stephen James Dodson; I am 58 years old, born in Tennessee, United States of America. I am the Personal Adviser to Sarkis Soghanalian one of the world�s most accomplished arm dealer and former US secrete agent. I am contacting you for a business investment of $55,000,000.00 USD (Fifty Five Million United States Dollars) in your country. This money was realized from one of Sarkis Soghanalian arm deal with one of the African countries, West Africa to be precise in the late Ninety's. I went for the negotiation of this deal and was directed to safe keep the money in a blind trust account in any of the Banks/Financial institution in West Africa as my share of the deal that worth $390,000,000. So I deposited this money in a Bank in Accra Ghana in my name. Now, I want to bring this money into your country through you and your Company for investment. I have settled with my boss and he has given me the full custody of the fund immediately my contract finished with him in September 10th, 2006. I need your documented assurance as my security, in agreement to this deal and I will immediately release all the documents concerning this deposit to you and direct you accordingly. I am in Accra at the time of the dispatch of this email and have finalize all transfer protocols with the Bank seniorDirectors that I will be sending somebody for the claim, which they directed me on what to do to enable them release the deposit to you as soon as possible under my directives. I therefore need your immediate response to this proposition to enable us move forward with it. In other to clear doubt about this transaction and on my person, I will send you my data page international passport and driver�s license if necessary. Finally, note that this transaction demand maximum confidentiality in the highest order for the security of both parties, I will prefer only email communications for now and I'm ready to give you 15% of the total amount for your help as you will as well over see the investment plan as advised by you in your country. No risk involve in this deal but all our arrangement must be properly documented. I await yourpositive response. Thanks.Yours truly,Sir, SteveDodson.Email: sstvddsn@aol.comor sstvddsn@hotmail.com
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