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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.
  • john.11england@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JOHN ENGLAND" <john.england.6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <john.11england@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 11:58:19 +0000
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.






Dear Friend,



I am John England, an Army contractor attached to the US
Military force in Iraq.
The reason why I’m explaining my finding to you is to seek for your assistance
to enable you contributes immensely to the actualization of my dream.

On the 11th day of May 2007, me and my group of 4 men we
were alerted on the need of some reconstruction works in Haifa Street,
a long thoroughfare of high-rise buildings built and occupied by Saddam Hussein
when he was alive here in Baghdad.
Immediately we proceeded to the site and as we commence work to our utmost
surprise we discovered an underground bunker in one of the buildings.

Upon investigation of the bunker to our surprise we
discovered two boxes safely hidden and sealed, I told my men to open the boxes
in order to find out the contents and when they were opened to our amazement
the boxes contained some US Dollars which amounted to $10.2M after I and two of
the men counted them.

I however instructed them to keep this in high secrecy so that we
can have the money to our selves, they all agreed to the plan and we were going
to get the money out of the country but first we had to hide the money in a
safe and untraceable location.

I am now in desperate
need of a "Reliable and Trustworthy" person like you who would
receive, secure and protect these boxes containing the US Dollars for me until
my assignment elapses here. We cannot leave the boxes here in Iraq
for any reason since Iraq
is getting unsafe and dangerous everyday. I assure and promise to give you 10%
of this fund, however feel free to negotiate what you wish to have as your
percentage in this deal.

Please assure me of you keeping this top most secret within you so
that my job would not be jeopardized.



My Sincere regards,
John England

Please respond to my personal email- john.11england@yahoo.com










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