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

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. BEN KELLY" <mrk_bkelly@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 03:03:09 +0000
Subject: COMPENSATION.


I am happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to a Swiss account with the co-operation of a new partner from Belgrade, who is an international businessman. I must frankly state without mincing words that I was blessed to have mate with a man of very high and unquestionable capability to deliver. Presently, I am in Belgrade embarking on an investment project with my own share of the total sum, just like I told you then, meanwhile I could not have forgotten your past effort and attempt to assist me in transferring this fund, despite the fact that it did not get to the desired conclusion, but that I think was the source of my inspiration to this point. So just as my highly respectable late father would always say to me "one good turn deserves another" for this reason, I do wish to give to you the total sum of $850.000.00 (eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars). Contact my assistant his contact is:Name: MR JONES LUCKYE-mail: jonesluccky@hotmail.com Ask him to send you the total sum of $850.000.00 which I kept as a compensation for all your past effort. So, feel free to get in touch and arrange with him on how the money will be sent to you since I have forwarded instruction to him on your behalf to pay this money to you without any delay. Finally, please do let me know immediately you receive the money so that we can both share in the joy of this fulfillment. I am very busy here because of the project that my partner and I are handling at the moment. With best regards
MR. BEN KELLY
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