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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)
  • "million pounds" (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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • markjohn20000@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnmark3@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:33:30 +0200
Subject: very important


Dear Friend,
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not
meet your business or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as
Mr John Mark
an auditor with a bank in United Kingdom. One of our
accounts, with holding balance of £10.000000,000 (Ten Million pounds
Sterling) has been
dormant and last operated many years ago.
Nobody has
done anything as regards the claiming of this money, because the account
owner has no family memberor friends that has any
knowledge as to the
existence of either theaccount or the funds; I have decided to find a
reliable foreign partner to deal with.My proposition to
you, is to seek
your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of this
late client, So that the proceeds of this account valued a
huge sum
shall be paid toyou, and then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed percentage.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles
as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money
laundery, terrorism or
any other illegal act, funds will be released to
you after necessary processes have been followed.Let me hear from you as
soon as you get this message, so we can
proceed.
I anticipate your
cooperation and utmost confidence.Awaiting your reply Stating your
willingness on email address: markjohn20000@yahoo.com.hk
Mr John Mark





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