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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • sonamkhandu@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Sonam Khandu" <fz_angela@myway.com>
Reply-To: sonamkhandu@aim.com
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:23:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Hello




Hello My name is Sonam Khandu, Foreign operation manager of Bhutan National Bank Limited Tshongdue Paro Branch. I wish to make a transfer involving a huge amount of money worth $19.000000.00 (Nineteen million US dollars). I do solicit for you assistance in effecting this transaction. I intend to inform you on the transaction in full if you are willing to assist me. Please kindly note that this is an appeal as your acceptance will be appreciated. I intend to give 30% of the total funds as compensation for your assistance. Please kindly reply me at my private e-mail address: sonamkhandu@aim.com I will notify you on the full transaction on receipt of your response if interested, and I shall send you the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer. Regards,Mr. Sonam Khandu,

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