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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.
• 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.
  • baarakali@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "appia jones" <app.joness@klikni.cz>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:50:56 -1200
Subject: INVESTMENT FUND.


How are you,?

I am pleased to solicit your assistance in this investment opportunity, My
name is Mr. Barak Ali. I am arranging to come over to your
country with some large sum of money which i planned to invest with your100%
assistance. I need you to handle the investment or recommend an
investor for me. I am a foreigner and will likely travel back to my country
as soon as formal agreement is signed and the funds invested in a
viable buisness of your choice.Personally, I will prefer
franchising.Secondly, I want to know what is required to bring in a large
amount of
money to your country , I have a reliable contact that can guarantee safety
delivery to your country.


I want you to let me know the business you planned to invest the funds and
what i should be expecting for a period of 5 years. I am prepared
to give you 5% of the total sum before investment and 30% annually of the
profit realised for 5 years. I will prepare a memorandum of
understanding which we should sign on my arrival. I want to let you know
that my contacts can bring in any amount of money to your

country.Please get back to me as soon as possible through my private email
address: baarakali@excite.com I will call you on the receipt of an
email from you . Include your telephone number in your reply.

Respectfully,
Mr. Barak Ali.

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