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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:
  • "you will be given 30%" (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.
  • ronnierov@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ronnier overs <ronnieroversabaa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:14:57 +0000
Subject: I'D BE GLAD TO WORK WITH YOU


Dear Sir/Ma,
I Need your Assistance to transfer to overseas (£10,000.000.00) Ten million Pounds) from a Westminister Bank here in UK, I am seeking a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new Bank account to receive this fund, even an empty account can serve this purpose, or you help to seek an honest and, reliable businessman who can assist us. I am Mr.Ronnie Overs an accountant at Westminister Bank of UK,during the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in a domiciliary account opened in the bank in 2002 and since 2005 nobody has operated on this account,after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be rechanneled into the bank's reserve.I suggest we start the first transfer with Five million Pounds [£5,000.000]and upon the successful transfer of the first £5million without hitches or disappointment from you I shall re-apply for the remittance of the balance of the fund to your nominated account.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved for a local account here and I am not supposed to be in possession of such amount of Pounds, but the fund can only be approved to any foreigner or into a foreign account.I suggest we meet face to face to get acquainted, as the fund in question is a large one before we commence with transfer. I need your full cooperation to make this work fine, as I will use my office to see that
the transaction is hitch free and I will use my office to ensure that this transaction is accomplished.
Should this meet your interest, do get back to me with you contact details so that I will have you briefed more about this transaction. On the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 65% will be for me
while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction. Get back to me through my private email address on ronnierov@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards
Mr. Ronnie Overs








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