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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • mart2rit@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Matthew Wright" <ssclk3@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mart2rit@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:16:04 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear?


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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr.Matthew Wright ,The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment, UK. I
handle all our Investors Capital Project Funds which enabled me to secretly
divert 1.2% of Investors Excess Return Capital Funds to our Magellan Trust
Funds Account where anyone can be presented to claim the funds.Total sum of
£ 33, 520, 000, 00 has been diverted, representing 1.2% of Excess Return
Capital Funds, and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an
Investor to receive the fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity
Marginal Capital.Our sharing ratio is will be 70:30.Please get back to me
for more details.

Regards,
Matthew Wright
mart2rit@yahoo.com.hk

Anti-fraud resources:

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