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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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 united state 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)
  • "million 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • stella_barash@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Stella Barash <stella_barash31@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <stella_barash@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:53:23 +0200
Subject: From Miss Stella Barash



From Miss Stella Barash
Dear,
Permit us to inform you of our desire of going into business relationship with you. We got your name and contact from your country directory. Please we need a reputable and trust-worthy person that can help to us transfer this money out of this country. I am Miss Stella and my junior brother is Evans the children of the late Mr Cyprian Barash.
Our late father who work in Angola Oil Company, he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. Our mother died after the birth of my junior brother Evans and since then our father took us so special.
Before the death of our father on February 2006 in a private hospital He secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he has the sum of US$28 million dollars (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which he deposited in a bank and He also explained to me that it is because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates that i should seek a foreign partner in a country of my choice where we will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management.
We are honestly seeking for your assistance in this money to transfer into your account without any problem; please i want you to assure us that you will not betray us when this money enters your account over there.
Moreover, we are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your assistance after the successful transfer of this money into your nominated account you will provide to the bank.
Please contact us through this email address( stella_barash@yahoo.fr )
Thanks for accepting this proposal.
Best Regards,From Miss Stella Barash
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