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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • joy_frank300@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joy frank <joy.frank17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <joyfrank300@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:54:34 +0100
Subject: MADAM JOY FRANK



Madam Joy FrankAlakoko EstatePlot 2004, Wuse DistrictApo Village, Lagos Dear Friend I decided to contact you after a frantic search and after being convincedwithin me that you’ll not disappoint me considering the important of thistransaction to me and to my family. I am madam Joy frank, the wife of late Brig. Gen. Koko Frank formerassistant Ecomog Commander, He died at the Dafur region of Sudan where theywere on a peace keeping mission after being ambushed by Sudanese rebels. Hehas since being buried in line with military and religious rites and thefamily have since moved out from the officers miss. My purpose of contacting you is to seek your assistance in retrieving aparticular fund deposited by my late husband in a security company inEurope. The whole documents relating to the fund are in intact with myeldest son and as a mother of fact, he is the particular person that withtransact the deal with you. The amount involved is Five million, five hundred thousand U.S. dollars(US$10.5m). Upon your receipt of this mail, you are expected to furnish methe following info: FULL NAMES :................................AGE:................................ADDRESS:....................................TELE PHONE:......................................OCCUPATION:.................................COMPANY:....................................COUNTRY:....................................Upon the receipt of your respond, I will forward the whole details includingthe area of assistance required from you. A negotiable part of the fund will be given to you at the end ascompensation for your assistance. This will be discussed when I hear fromyou. You can get back to me via my alternative mail address joy_frank300@yahoo.co.in Thanks for your anticipated assistance. Yours Sincerely,MADAM JOY FRANK
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