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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • lewiscrouch1@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lewis Crouch <lewiscrouch42587@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: lewiscrouch3@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 00:39:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Confidential Business Proposal From Lewis Crouch


>From the Desk of:Mr Lewis Crouch,
Dakar Capital of Ssenegal,West African.
Contact Me With This Email
ADDRESS(lewiscrouch1@yahoo.com.sg]
Strictly Confidential.

Dearest One,

My name is Lewis Crouch, a citizen of Senegal.I got your email from a business directory due to my desperate search to look for someone who will help me as my foreign investor and also help me invest my late father's fortune in the amount of Twenty Nine Million, United States Dollars(US$29).

Though the internet is a seemingly unlikely place to find individual who can be trust worthy, I believe that the Lord hides jewels in the most unlikely places. It is not the means that is important but the message. I am Lewis Crouch, son to late Dr.Dente Idris from Senegal, my father was the former financial controller to former President Abdoulaye Wade. My father died of Heart attack two years ago and before his death, he review a secret about US$29, which he deposit with a Bank of West African in Dakar-Senegal and declared the content of the trunk funds as a Precious Items to avoid the officials of the Bank of West African in Dakar-Senegal from raising eyebrow. He actually made me his next of kin. Since am yet to attain the 27 years of age which is the age limit for me to take full control and execute the Will, I deem it necessary to contact you been a foreigner, if you can be a BENEFICIARY nominated by me to help me clear the cash from the Bank of West African in
Dakar-Senegal and lift it to overseas where you can stand as my Investor and partner. My late father could not deposit the funds with the bank due to security reason involved. Presently, I am in Senegal seeking refugee status. After the death of my father, all of his properties were seized and account frozen since the current government believed he did most thing hand in hand with Former President Abdoulaye Wade.Therefore, i will advice you keep this transaction very confidential.You shall be entitled to 45% of the fund, my colleagues and I shall take 50% while 5% shall be mapped out to cover for local and internatioal expense that may be incurred in the course of transaction.

If you are willing to assist me, upon your response I will proceed
Forwarding. Contact me immediately through my private Email(lewiscrouch1@yahoo.com.sg) for details of the business.Waiting for your response.
Regards,
Lewis Crouch



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