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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:

• 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)
• This email message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • scottdirectaudit2008@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexandre Scott" <alexandrescott7@mailbox.hu>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 00:08:28 +0200
Subject: RE-PROFILING OF FUND TO YOU


Dearest,

I represent a top company executive in Russia. My name is Alexandre Scott
and
I am the Personal Accountant to the organization I have a very sensitive and
private offer from this top executive to ask for your partnership to re-
profile some offshore investment funds worth over US$60,000,000 (Sixty
Million
United States Dollars).

I am constrained however to withold most of the details for now. But in
summary the invested funds are in a bank in western Europe, we need to
terminate this investments and re-profile the funds over to you for certain
reasons. This is due to the major shake ups and on going economic re-
structuring policy in Russia presently. This is a legitimate transaction, if
we are agreed on the terms you will be paid 10% for "re-profiling and
subsequent management of the funds".

If you are interested, please write back by email to me. Provide me with
your
trusted personal telephone numbers and email address and I will give you
further directives on
what to do. Please keep this close to your chest because of our position now
in the Office.We cannot afford any political problems.

Kindly send the following information for onward process:

YOUR NAME: ----------------------
SURNAME: ----------------
SEX: ----------------------
AGE:-----------------------
JOB:-----------------------------
MARITAL STATUS:------------------
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:-------------
CITY:--------------------------
STATE:-------------------------
ZIP CODE:-----------------
CONTACT ADDRESS-------------------
PHONE NO# :-------------------
MOBILE NO. -----------------------
FAX NO#-------------------------
OCCUPATION:-----------------
POSITION:-------------------
DATE OF BIRTH:------------------------


Anticipate your prompt compliance as you email me strictly on my personal
email address as specified below:

scottdirectaudit2008@gmail.com

Best regards,
Alexandre Scott (Mr.)

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