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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "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.
  • jemeskunta@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kuntajames@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:09:40 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Attention=3A?=

Name:Mr.James Kunta.
The Auditor General Equity
Trust Finance And security Service
Dakar Senegal west Africa.

Attention:

This may come to you as a surprise but is out of my desire to share this
mutual proposal with you,I apologies using this medium to reach you for
a business / transaction of this magnitude,but this is due to confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium.It is with trust that i wish to
contact you on this matter. My Name is Mr.James Kunta.The Auditor General
of Equity Trust Finance And Security Service Dakar Senegal West Africa.

There is a Consignment containing the total sum of(78,000,000.00 USD)Seventy
Eight million United States Dollars.The said consignment box was deposited
on the 6Th day of July year 2001 by an American Customer Late. Mr.David
Otey Campbelll.Who died on the 11Th day of September 2001 on a plain-Crash
at World Trade Center in United States of America.Visite the link Bellow
for further details.

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/1857.html

Going by the usual statory rules Governing our Operation.
The Consignment Box shall be handed over to the relevant Government Authorities
as an Unclaimed Deposit within the next few Months.Details shall be made
available to your on your interest as soon i hear from you.Through my private
Email: jemeskunta@yahoo.co.in I look forward to your immediate response.

Thanks & God bless you
Kind Regards
Mr.James Kunta.

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