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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:
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • liuyaano7@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Ivo=20P=E1rtl?= <IvoPartl@seznam.cz>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:32:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Interested=3F?=

Hello,
I apologize for this intrusion since I do not know if I am
writing to my intended recipient. I decided to contact you
through email due to the urgency, as my earlier letter was
returned undelivered.Anyway I need your co-operation in
receiving USD8.6M that has been in a dormant account with
my bank for over 3 years now under inheritance claim.

30% of the total sums will be accrued to you upon the
confirmation of the funds in your nominated account. Although it
may seem small,but you have to understand and accept this since
40% of the total sum will go to charity, as my entitlement here
is also 30%. I need your co-operation here because the account
holder a businessman lost his life during
the war and I being his account officer, I have tried to
reach any of the next trustees, but to no avail and since I am
not in position to make the claim, I can establish you before the
bank as the heir to the bequest. It is very important that the
claim is made, as the bank will turn the funds over to the
treasury anytime from now if it remains unclaimed.

I will provide you with detailed information on the modalities of
this operation once I have your interest but I must say that
trust flourishes business. Therefore let your conscience towards
this proposal be nurtured with sincerity. I don't think I need to
spell out the importance of Secrecy in this Matter considering
the amount involved. I will bring you up to date with all the
information as soon as I hear from you. So, if i don't hear from
you within a period of one month I will assume you are not
interested and will solicit for a new partner, but if you know
you are interested let me know by replying to my private
Email:<liuyaano7@yahoo.com.hk>

Waiting to hear from you.

Thank you.
Liu Yan
Email:<liuyaano7@yahoo.com.hk>

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam