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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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.
  • davidmartins1@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: david martins <davmat84@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davidmartins7@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:07:14 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY



From: Mr.David MartinsAccra, Ghana. Hello DearI got your contact during my search for areliable,honest and a trust worth person to entrustthis huge transfer project with My name is Mr.David Martins, Branch manager of afinancial institution here in Ghana. I am a Ghanaianmarried with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in thetransfer of $ 7,597.864.00 Million United Statesdollars only. This fund is the excess of what mybranch in which am the manager made as profit duringthe 2005 financial year. I have already submitted annual report for that yearto my head office here in Accra Ghana as I havewatched with keen interest as they will never know ofthis excessI have since, placed this amount of $ 7,597.864.00Million United States dollars only to an Escrow Codedaccount without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoidtrace As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directlyconnected to this money due to civil service codewhich formits civil servants from owing or operatingforeign currency account coupled with the fact thatthe fund is huge thus I am impelled to request foryour assistance to receive this money into your bankaccount on my behalf I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70%shall be for me. I do need to stress that there arepractically no risk involved in this. It's going to bea bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is tostand as the original depositor of this fund so thatthe fund can be legally processed to your name and betransferred to your account.If you accept this offer, I will appreciate yourtimely response to my private
email: davidmartins1@hotmail.co.uk
With Regards,
Mr.David Martins

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