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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • johnsonwalter20008@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnson walter <johnsonwalter3@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <johnsonwalter20008@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:07:12 +0100
Subject: ANTICIPATING YOUR URGENT,



MARBLE PALACE,B.P. 7190 KINSHASA,DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
DEAR, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE MY LETTER, HOWEVER, I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND TRADE. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR CONFIDENTIAL, URGENT AND REWARDING JOINT BUSINESS.MY NAME IS MR.JOHNSON WALTER. I WAS THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE LATE CONGO PRESIDENT, LERENT KABILA, WHO WAS ASSASSINATED IN 28TH FEBRUARY 2003 AND MY AIM OF WRITING YOU IS BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR I NEEDED A TRUSTED AND HONEST PERSON, WHO I CAN ENTRUST THE SUM OF US$18,500,000( EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, US DOLLARS). SOURCE OF THE MONEY: IS THIS, I AND THE LATE PRESIDENT SECURED THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY FIRM IN OVERSEAS DURING OUR TRIP O LONDON IN MY NAME TO TRANSFER THE MONEY OUT OF AFRICA, FOR INVESTMENT IN OUR COUNTRY. I CAN NOT TRAVEL OUT OF MY COUNTRY, HENCE I AM ASKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR CARE DEPENDING WHEN I WILL SECURE TRAVEL DOCUMENT TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY.
IF YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, WE WILL SHARE THE MONEY AS FOLLOWS: FOR YOU OWN IS 30%, 60% FOR ME AND 10% HAS BEEN MAPED OUT FOR EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURRED DURING THE TIME OF THIS TRANSACTION. I HAVE ALL THE TITLE DOCUMENTS TO THE FUNDS WHICH I CAN TRANSFER TO YOU TO ENABLE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IT. BE ASSURED THAT IS RISK FREE AND LEGITIMATE.PLEASE ADVISE ME ON YOUR POSITION BY E-MAIL IMMEDIATELY,INDICATING YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.PLEASE ALL REPLY SHOULD BE THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:johnsonwalter20008@yahoo.fr ANTICIPATING YOUR URGENT REPLY SOONEST.THANKS AND GOD BLESS.SINCERELY YOURS,MR.JOHNSON WALTER.
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