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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)
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • barrsamx2@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sam mak <bbarrsam47@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:59:03 +0100
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE



Dear friend I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you thismail, if the contents does not meet with your personaland business ethics,I appologise in advance. I am mr samuel chuks, working with departmentof foreign operations, federal ministry of finance. Iwas moved to contact you base on the present situationof this oppurtunity which I may say that it is God'sgiven time offer.In our office, I found a contratcor payment file thatworth US$25,000,000.00; and after much investigation,I find out that the contractor was paid US$10,000,000in the year 2000 and after he has executed thecontract the government want to pay him the balance ofUS$15,000,000.00 but he did not come or send anymessage.Finally, I discovered that the contractor was in theworld trade centre on september 11, 2001.Now, I write to present you to the federal governmentas a close relative to the late engr. and process thecontract payment and transfer custody to you for ourmutual benefit, since both of you are from the samecountry and also share the same surname. My capacity and position in the government gives methe discretion to package andtransfer the deposit to you. I will like us to donate10% of this funds to the Hurricane and Tsunami Victimswelfare association. It will amount to injustice if Ido not take this decisive step to secure this fund,and invest it. This business is simple, just provideyour full names which will be used to secure somevital document that suppose to bear your names as thenext of kin. And also your direct telephone, fax andcellphone numbers for easy and constantcommunications. I will wait for your reaction and response and thentogether we can jump start thisproject and nurture it to reality.
Your swift response is anticipated.through via Email address (barrsamx2@yahoo.it)Mr. samuel chuks Department of foreign operations, federal ministry of Finance.Plot 11 government Ave. CALAVITel/fax: (+229) 9759-3983
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