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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.
  • jn01texas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jn01texas@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:00:04 +0100
Subject: PERSONAL

Dear Friend,



With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up
courage to contact you.I am presently in Iraq with the
USmarine platoon;I found your contact particulars in an
merican Address journal.I am seeking your assistance to
evacuate the sum of $700,000(seven hundred thousand dollars)
to the states,as far as I can be assured that it will be
safe in your care until I complete my service here.This is
no stolen money,and there are no dangers involved.

SOURCE OF MONEY:

Sme money in various currencies was discovered concealed in
barrels with piles of weapons and ammunitions at a location
near one of Saddam's old palaces during a rescue
operation,and it was agreed by all party present that the
money be shared amongst us,this was quite an illegal thing
to do, but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for
the risks we have taken with our lives in this hell hole.

The above figure was given to me as my share, and to conceal
this kind of money became a problem for me, so with the help
of a German contact working here, and his office enjoys some
immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe
location entirely out of trouble spot.He does not know the
real contents of the package, and believes that it belongs
to an Asian American who died in an air raid,and before
giving up,trusted me to hand over the package to his
business associate.

There is a secured way of getting the package out to a safer
country for you to pick up,and i will discuss this with you
when I am sure that you are willing to assist me.One
passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this
matter
with a third party,should you have reasons to reject this
offer,please destroy this mail as any leakage of this
information will be too bad for us.

I do not know for how long we will remain here probably
during winter break i would be home,I have survived 2
suicide bomb attacks by the special grace of God,this and
other reasons I will mention later has prompted me to reach
out for help.
Please you can reach me on my personal e-mail address below
for more informations.

Email:jn01texas@yahoo.com

Respectfully,
Cpt Neilsen

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