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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 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)
• 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.
  • mrsjanewilson@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Jane Wilson <mrsjanewilson@orange.nl>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:46:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR REPLY SOON


Attn: Dear,

My name is Mrs. jane Wilson , i am working with the Central Bank Of Benin as a Director in (Telex/Computer Section) . I am in charge of all payments/transfer into foreign bank accounts, I want us to strike a deal .

The amount of money involved is ($8 million US Dollars) which i want to transfer out of the country to a froeign account.

it is a money owned by a deceased customer called Mr. Ronald Comer from Northport, New York U nited States of America , a business commercialist in West-African regions aswell. he has been dead since September 11Th 2001 at the attack of world trade center and since then no claim has been placed on his bank account balance.
http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/victims_list.htm
I have been planing on how to move this funds into a foreign account for years and now the opportunity has finally come, as i was going through the computer this morning , i saw his funds at the list of the funds that the government is about to confiscate soon because according to the financial laws of this country, if such funds stays unclaimed till after five years, it will be confiscated by the government of this country and this is the opportunity that I have been waiting for to move this funds out into a foreign account.
If you agree to partner with me in this deal then my proposed percentage for sharing will be 50-50, 4 Million for you and aswell goes to me. I will also want you to have in mind that there are no risk in this business, the funds will be transfered legally without anything to spoil your reputation. is a well planed deal.

Please reply on this email address ( mrsjanewilson@latinmail.com ).
Hoping to hear from you
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Jane Wilson

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