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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 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • mrjohn_harvey@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john harvey" <jhnharvey93@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjohn_harvey@yahoo.com.br
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:36:53 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP,


Attn: Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr. John Harvey, an American diplomat working under the United
nation. I was newly assigned to head the diplomatic sector of the United
Nation regional office in Africa.

Your Overdue payment has been delayed by the International Monetary
Fund(IMF) and Financial Services Authority. This was due to many
irregularities found on the trace of the


origin/source of the funds by the IMF international networking systems.

After due investigation, the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND has approved to
release part of the funds to you in the amount of Seven million United
States Dollars ($7MUSD) only from their United States Secure Diplomatic
Transit Account (USDTA). You are advised to get back to us with your full
contact details to enable us process the delivery of your fund from our
diplomatic branch office in Washingon.

Confirm your direct contact details to him to avoid misdirection of funds.

FULL NAMES:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
CLOSEST AIRPORT:
DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:

Consider it necessary to call me to enable attend to your request urgently.

Thanks,
JOHN HARVEY
Tel: 206-309-1636

Awaiting your urgent reply. Reply me through my private e-mail(
mrjohn_harvey@yahoo.com.br)

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