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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • mregoodluck@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: your friend <mii.friend20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mregoodluck@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:04:12 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS REPLY VERY URGENT !!!



GOOD NEWS REPLY VERY URGENT !!! Your share of USD$5.5M my dear good FriendHow are you and your family,hope that every one is fineand healthy?,What is the situation of life for nowbecause i have not hard from you since and i dont knowthat condition of life for you at the moment.Please makesure that your family are well taken care off ok.Well I'm happy to inform you about my success in gettingthose funds transferred under the co-operation of a newpartner from Los Angeles.Presently i'm in Los Angeles for investment projectswith my ownshare of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn'tforget your past efforts and attempts to assist me intransferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.Now contact my Account officer his name is ACCOUNTANTJOHN E PECK (CPA) on ( mregoodluck@hotmail.com ) and askhim to send you the total of $5,500,000.00M usd (FIVEMILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARSONLY)which i kept for your compensation for all the pastefforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. Iappreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feelfree and get in touched with my Account officerACCOUNTANT JOHN E PECK (CPA) and instruct him where tosend the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive the moneyso that we can share the joy after all the sufferness atthat time. in the moment, I am very busy here in LosAngeles because of the investment projects which me andthe new friends are having at hand, finally, rememberthat I had forwarded instruction to the Accountant onyour behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch with My Account officer ACCOUNTANT JOHN E PECK hewill send the amount to you without any delay.GIVE HIM YOUR PAYMENT CODE NUMBER TO RECONCILE WITH YOURPayment Ref.Batch NO:ECW/PED/EPR/00-1/1-44/2007.BELOW IS MY ACCOUNT OFFICER COMPLETE INFORMATIONS:CONTACT PERSON: ACCOUNTANT JOHN E PECK (CPA)EMAIL: mregoodluck@hotmail.comFurnish him with your informations like;Your full name.............your contact address..................your phone numbers....................Mailing address...................I remain Yours Sincerely,D JAMES.
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