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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 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.
  • princess-lucas-michael@lycos.it

Fraud email example:

From: <princesslucas20032003@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 01:06:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MISS PRINCESS

I got your contact from internet net work research
looking for a reputable and reliable assitance.
Before I go further, I want to introduce my self to
you.

My name is Miss PRINCESS LUCAS MICHAEL, I am a
nationality of Gambia in West Africa.
I am the only daughter of my parent MR LUCAS MICHAEL, I completed my post graduate course in the year 2003
My father was a cocoa merchant and also deals on
import and export. He was based in Ivory coast West
Africa.

By febuary 2004, he was poisoned by his
fellow business associate, He died after a long period
of illness in the hospital , Due to the shocking news
of my father's death, my mother who was admited at the
hospital at the same period, on hearing the news
developed a heart attack and died.

After three months of the the death of my parents, I
discovered some documents in my father's wardrope,
among the the documents one was the one he used to
deposit US$18.725 million dollars in a fixed deposit
account in a bank here in my name as the only
daughter.

My reason for contacting you is for you to assist me
transfer this fund to your country for investment
purposes.
You are to serve as a beneficiary and my foreign
counterparts.

You are also to assist me to invest this fund as soon
as it is transfered.
You will also assist me arrange for my travelling
documents to enable me meet with you.
I have maped out 15% for your assitance..
I have not been very comfortable staying here since after the death of my parents.

Please I want you to contact me immediatly as soon as
you recieve this mail for us to know what next to do.

Thanks and God Bless
Miss PRINCESS LUCAS MICHAEL

please contact me princess-lucas-michael@lycos.it





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