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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "10% will be kept aside for expenses" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • thomalle@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: trustneed4@web.de
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:19:36 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION




Good day to you sir/madam,

My name is Thomas Allen ,I am a soldier,who is
serving with the America Peace keeping forces in the Third infantry
Division in Iraq. My superior officers and I were among the serving
soldiers who found the huge amount of money belonging to Saddam
Hussein in Iraq. However,my superior officer and I secretly moved another
reasonable amount of funds from an undisclosed area totaling
$12,000,000.00 (Twenvle million US dollars) to a safe and secured
location which will be disclosed to you in due course. You can get
further information about this through the web link stated below:

http://www.jonathanforeman.com/military/nyp_iraq/04192003_chest.html [http://www.jonathanforeman.com/military/nyp_iraq/04192003_chest.html]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm]

Basically since we are working for the United States government via
the military and as you well know,
we cannot keep these funds that is why we have decided
to look for someone we believe we can trust to help us keep this funds,
this is why I have contacted you, so you can safeguard the funds for us
in a very safe and secured bank account until our military assignment is over,
then we can meet with you to share the funds in the ratio stated in next paragraph.
We will divide the total funds in three ways, since we are three involved
in the transaction.You will take 30%,while 30% will be for me, and my
superior will have 30%. 10% will be kept aside for expenses.

This business is confidential, and it should not be
discussed with anyone. There is no risk involved whatsoever. If you are
interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a good
partner that we can trust and who is willing to assist us. Can I trust
you? To ensure confidentiality, when you receive this message, kindly
reply me via this e-mail:- thomalle@yahoo.es [mailto:thomalle@yahoo.es],
signifying your interest including your confidential telephone/fax numbers
for quick communication and also your contact details,
that is full contact address.
Once again, be rest assured that this business is risk free.

Best regards,

Thomas Allen.




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