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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • carritonsprivates@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: carriton wallace williams <williamsprivates@easymail.hu>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:57:11 +0200
Subject: TRANSFER


>From Mr carriton williams wallace
Address: 8 Mitchley Road Tottenham London N17
9HG
Occupations: Banker
Hello,
Greetings to you,With warm heart I offer my
friendship,and I hope this mail meets you in good time.I feel quite
safe dealing with you in this important business.Though,this
medium
(Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through
it
because it still remains the fastest medium of communication.
However,
this correspondence is private,and it should be treated in strict
confidence.However, strange or surprising this contact might seem
to
you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past,
I
humbly ask that you take due consideration of it's importance
and the
immense benefit it will be to both parties involve.
I discovered a
dormant account in my office owned by a deceased who died in a
plane
crash,as Chief Executive,Strategy and International Operations with
Bank of Scotland London.It will be in my interest to transfer this
fund
worth £46, 000, 000 million Pounds sterlings in an account
offshore.If
you can be a collaborator to this please indicate interest
immediately
for us to proceed.Remember this is absolutely confidential.
My family
will be in shambles if it burst out and I will also be in trouble
aswell as loose my precious job.Your contact phone numbers and name
will be necessary for this effect.This transaction is totally free
from
risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originated
from any illegal act.I will funish you with the details as
soon as I
receive any response from you.u can contact me with this personal
email
address carritonsprivates@excite.com
Regards and respect,
carriton desmond wALLACE

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