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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mmdonovan_usmarine@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mmdonovan Usmarine <mmdonovan_usmarine07@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Mmdonovan_usmarine01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:17:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent Response.


Hello Sir.

As I write this email to you Iam not asking you to
condemn the tenure of our president eventhough he
would resort to using other means in handling the
problem in Iraq rather than the war, its for this
reason that Iam confided on to a wheel chair today, My
name is Major Mark Donovan, I’m an american
soldier,though on a wheelchair today, I use to serve
in the military with the Third (3rd) infantry Division
in Iraq (U.S Coalition Force).

My colleagues and I after going on a rampage on Saddam
Hussein palace in Baghdad discovered a substantial
amount of money. You may need to check out the
following BBC website to confirm more of our discovery
which was made known to the government, but this
particular one is a top secret:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

While on a rampage mission to Saddam Hussein Palace ,
we discovered secretly the sum of US$132,000,000 (One
Hundred and Thirty Two Million United States Dollars)
in cash money; which was secretly moved out to a
secure security company via diplomatic means in Europe
I therefore write to seek your assistance to proceed
and secure these funds under your custody,since I was
then the head of that coalition team my younger
colleague have as a way of compensation me due to me
present predicament ask me to claim that money for my
personal use, until they are through with service
assignment in Iraq .
I cannot disburse and keep more than US$10,000 in our
account even now that Iam not in active service.

There is no risk involved whatsoever. If you are
interested I will send you the full details of the
security company in Eurrope and all the document they
will require from you, I believe you won’t let me
down.
To ensure confidentiality, when you receive this
letter, kindly reply me via e-mail signifying your
interest including the following informations then I
in return will send you my address here in America, my
phone number etc

1) Your Tel and Fax number for verbal and
administrative communication
2) Your contact address for administrative application
of the funds claim with the security company.
3) Your identity for us to identify you

Respectfully Submitted
Major. Mark Donovan
Third (3rd) infantry Division
U.S Military , Iraq Division.
mmdonovan_usmarine@yahoo.co.uk
tel..212 738 9023



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