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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • jenpuiii@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jennifer pui <jenniferpuiiihk@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jenpuiii@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:36:57 -0400
Subject: CAN YOU ?



Dear Respondent, Greetings from Hong Kong. I am Mrs jennifer Pui, director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd,Sai Wan Ho Branch.I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, a cousin of Saddam Hussein and the man thought to have ordered the 1988 chemical attack on Iraqi Kurds,killing thousands, made a numbered fixed deposit for 82 calendar months,with a value of Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$4,500,000.) only in my branch.Now that his faith has been decided by the Iraqi Law court on Sunday 5th of november ,Ali Hassan is to die by Hanging.Please click on the link below for more informations.http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/05/dujail.saddam/index.htmlThe funds are safe and unclaimed because he left no information about any next of kin .I need a forienger to help in this matter for I cannot do this alone.I say we share this amount 70% for me and 30% for you.Leave the risks for me,as my duty in this project,I shall cover up and there shall never be any traces.trust me.All i need is your faithfullness and cooperation and all this would be over in less than a week. If you are willing to work with me contact me via my private e-mail (jenpuiii@yahoo.com.hk) for more details.Be bold. Regards, Jennifer Pui.
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