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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • bmr.james@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JAMES BROWN" <thompson_koku@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: aqa_aqa1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:16:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From:Mr. James Brown



From:Mr. James Brown
Attention:Sir,
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 {HIGHLY =
CONFIDENTIAL}
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 RE:TRANSFER OF 36,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT=
..
=A0
In order to transfer out 36,759,000.00 (THIRTY SIX MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AN=
D FIFTY NINE THOUSAND POUNDS STERLINGS) from our bank here I have the coura=
ge to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this im=
portant transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now o=
r in future.
=A0
My name is Mr.James Brown, I am the Operation Manager here at Bank in Unite=
d Kingdom. There is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and since my inc=
eption into office in 2001, no body has operated on this account again,afte=
r going through some old files,I discovered that if i do not remit this mon=
ey out regently the money will be there for Nothing, please know that 35% w=
ill be for your share, while 5% will be for all the expenses both parties m=
ight be incured during the process of the transfer.
=A0
Please forward your full contact informations for effective communication.L=
et me hear from you urgently with his email: (bmr.james@yahoo.co.uk)
=A0
Regards,
=A0
Mr.James Brown.
=A0=0A=0A=0A

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