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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 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 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.
  • leechang1000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <leechang1017@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:38:50 +0000
Subject: DONT IGNORE ,PLS READ ON!!!



Hello!My name is Mr Lee Chang.I am constraine to send you this mail after various inquiries I have made regarding sending out my USA bank savings to Singapore ,and also in financing some of my importation without going through raising a Letter of Credit, which has almost my imports as at when needed expecially now that I have been forced to leave the United States because I over stayed my visa period.
I have at hand total amount of $6,000,000,00(Six million dollars), and would want to solicit your assistance in using your Equity Line of Credit Account in transferring the fund to you for your assistance to help me transfer the money back to Singapore or any other country I will send you the information when the time comes.I might have done it directly, but I was told by my bank manager to come to United States before it could be done.This is not good for me since I can not go back to the US as of now.I will be transferring the fund bit by bit into your account.
I spoke to my accountant in the United States on numerous possibilities,and he came up with this measure, which of course will not attract any ofthe Government taxes in financing. Since the funds will go directly to ahome Equity Line of Credit.
I have discussed with my wife, and we decided to send you mail this mail for assistance,even though we have not met you in person. We are willing to work with you on a percentage that is reasonable, as we will transfer the funds inbits to your home Equity Line of Credit depending on your limit.
Please notify us if you can be of assistance. We will not use a checking or saving account for this transaction.It must be sent to an equity acount first before you transfere it to any of your other account.Please send your reply to: leechang1000@yahoo.com Thanks for your time,Mr Lee Chang.
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