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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)
  • "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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • mrjohnsongary@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrjohnsongary <mrjohnsongary@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:17:04 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED!!!


*United Kingdom Parliament,
Foreign Affairs Committee,
House of Commons,
London. SW1A 0AA.*

*Dear Sir/Madam,



I must solicit your confidence in this transaction this is by virtue of its
nature as being Utterly confidential and top secret. Though a transaction of
this magnitude
will make Any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all
will be well
at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of
this
transaction.*

*But let me first introduce myself. I am (Mr Johnson Gary. Esq. MP) member,
Head
Of the foreign affairs committee London, United Kingdom. I have contacted
you
to Partake in a business that will favor the both of us.

Presently the contract investigation committee London-united Kingdom, under
the
House of Commons has just reached a new resolution to pay all their Pending
Foreign Contractors. So I will demand for your information to enlist you
among
the unpaid Contractors that will be paid by this second quarter of this
year,
and after your information has been alleged and acknowledged by the board of
directors in charge the sum of £10 million pounds will be paid into any bank
account which you provide.*

*Note for your assistance you will be entitled to 45% of the funds as your
commission.
5% shall be set aside for reimbursement to both parties for any incidental
expenses that May be incurred in the transaction. If this proposal is
acceptable contact me on my private email:
**mrjohnsongary@gmail.com*<mrjohnsongary@gmail.com>
*.
with the following informations:*

*1. full Name
2. Contact Address
3. Telephone/Fax number:
4.Nationality:
5.Age & Sex:
6:Occupation.*

*Best Regards,*

*Mr Johnson Gary Esq. MP.*

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