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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • miselizbetholk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mis Elizbeth Olk <elizolk@myway.com>
Reply-To: miselizbetholk@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:09:17 +0200
Subject: From Miss Elizbeth Olk


>From Miss Elizbeth Olk:

Dear Friend ,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of contacting you.
I am Miss Elizbeth Olk, the only daughter of late Mr. Amadu Olk,
my late father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant before he was poisoned to =
death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on =
business year 2005 while my mother died when I was three (3) years, 1989 that =
makes my late father took me so special because I=92m motherless.
Before the death of my late father 29th June. 2005 in a private hospital here =
in South Africa he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he =
deposited the sum of $10.5 million USD (Ten Million Five Hundred United State =
Dollars) with a Finance and Security Company on my name as the next of kin =
also as the only child he have, he humbly explained to me that it was because =
of this wealth that made his business associates poisoned him, for that I =
should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will =
transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.
Dear Friend, I am honorably seeking for your assistance in this ways,
1) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a litle girl of 18 years =
now.
2) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money =
has been transfer.
3) Moreover to take me in your family also as one of your daughter so that I =
will continue with my education to University level
4) Also I=92m willing to give out 25% of the total sum for your compensation =
and for your effort after the successful transfer of this fund to your =
position. I look forward to see your reply soonnest so that I will proceed =
with the finance company for the transfer of the money to your position =
please.
Thanks once again, may God be with you and your family. my alt =
email:miselizbetholk@gmail.com
Please I need your assistance.
Yours Faithfully,
Miss Elizbeth Olk.

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