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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • talk2laarni@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: enriquezlaar@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:15:22 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hi=20Dear?=

Please do not reply this mail to the email you are reading from kindly
reply to below email address for personal reasons:

talk2laarni@yahoo.com

Hi Dear

I am very sorry to had infringe into your privacy without permission I am
Ms.Laarni Enriquez A former mistress of Joesph Estrada But not quite long,
I was arrested, together with his wife and son, in connection with the 27th
July, 2003, failed coup for working in the household of the ex-president
Joseph Estrada .Althought i was later granted bailed as there was no substantial
evidence against me , now I have been released
but under security watch within state confinement with limited
opportunity to reach the outside world to prove my innocence. It is my desire
to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the
sum of $17,500,000 Million United States Dollars.

Every other deposit have been confiscated, and seized by the government
of Madam Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. the President of republic of Philippine,
This is the only one they could not see, being the courier mistress to the
president, I made the deposit in African continent at one of my trips to
Africa.

I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust,relationship
and confidence in you as I get to know you better. So please note the shipment
cost and demurrage has being taken care of by me. The transaction will take
two days depending on liaison ability.

I am willing to offer you $ 5Million USD for your effort and input after
the successful transfer of this money and investment.

Please do not reply this mail to the email you are reading from kindly
reply to below email address for personal reasons:

talk2laarni@yahoo.com

Await your response.

Yours sincerely,
Laarni.

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