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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011153333 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • helmut_schneider011@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Helmut Schneider" <peterjohnson2222@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: helmut_schneider011@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:02:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: with trust


+447011153333
helmut_schneider011@yahoo.com.hk

Dear Sir,

I represent a top company executive in Germany. I have a very confidential brief from this top executive to ask for your partnership to re-profile some funds totaling US$48,000,000.00 (Forty Eight million US Dollars), for investment in your country. I have come to London as a result of this transaction.

My name is Mr.Helmut Schneider.I am a Sailor with a global Shipping agency and I am widely traveled.My ship is heading to Portugal but we had a brief stop over in London as a result of this transaction.

I will give you the details, but in summary, the fund is the proceed from a crude oil bunkry deal.My company was contracted by this top executive to move 4,000,000 bbl of Saudi Crude oil to a refinery in Iceland .We delivered the product but under a special arrangement,th erefinery released two cash safes as brokerage fee to the Ceo I represent.This was purely a deal.However,I was further directed to move the safes to a cash management company in London which lead to my coming to London .My ship is earlier expected to dock in Portugal but we have to stop in London to deposit the two cash safes with the fudicial company.

However,I contacted you because I was consulted to look for a trust worthy and seasoned investor who is willing to manage this fund in any lucrative investment anywhere in the world.My partner is interested in real estate and commercial properties or any other money spinning investment.If we reach an agreement you will be required to re-profile the fund to an investment account for custody first while we draft investment plans. You will be getting 10% of the total funds for your participation and after the transaction we would discuss further about investment in real estate and commercial properties in your country.

If you are able to execute this project, please write me back as soon as possible by return email and provide me with your direct telephone number so that I can furnish you with further details.

Please keep this information to yourself as much as possible.

I look forward to it.

Helmut Schneider

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