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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 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • 3dgrawwhite@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: abudwin edwin <abudwin@web.de>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:05:54 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION FROM IRAQ(TOP SECERET)


GRAHAM WHYTE=20
2809 MARION AVE=20
MATTOON IL 61938=20
USA.
24.10.07

ATTENTION,
BUSINESS INITIATIVE & CONCEPT=20

I know that you will receive this proposal with utmost shock and disbelief=
, but not to worry, as the transaction progresses, you shall see things fo=
r yourself. My name is Private Graham White. I am an American soldier, ser=
ving in the military with the Third (3rd) infantry Division in Iraq. I and=
my superior after=20
going on a rampage on Saddam Hussein's palace in Baghdad discovered a larg=
e container where various denominations of currency worth millions are hid=
den.

You can enter the below website to confirm more of our discovery which was=
made known to the government, but this particular one is a topsecret:http=
://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle=5Feast/2988455.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi=
/middle=5Feast/2988455.stm]

Having discovered the container in question, I alerted my superior officer=
who smartly told me to cart away a substantial amount. The fund in questi=
on was moved to a secure place with the assistance of an officer/contracto=
r in Europe(A private contractor of our European military colleague);the t=
otal is $21,000,000.00 (Twenty-One million US dollars)only. Basically sinc=
e am still in active service in Iraq, I cannot keep this fund in my bank a=
ccounts. It is on this juncture that am mandated by my superior to look fo=
r a reliable and trustworthy person who could assist to receive the fund o=
n my behalf for investment purposes. Hence, my contacting you.

There is no risk involved whatsoever. If you are interested, I will send y=
ou my identity and the full details of claim. All am finding is a good par=
tner that I can trust and that will assist to secure the fund. Can I trust=
you=3F To ensure confidentiality, when you receive this letter, kindly repl=
y me via e-mail signifying your interest including your confidential telep=
hone/fax numbers for quick communication and also your contact details for=
identification. I shall give you the details of the custodian to the fund=
in due time and please note that this would be of benefit to both side,be=
cause we shall both share the fund by 50%/50% equall.

I await your timely response via my personal e-mail account: grawwhite@aim=
.com [http://us.f503.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose=3FTo=3Dgrawwhite@aim.com]

Respectfully submitted.
Graham White.=20



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