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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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • jamesmark.0001@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: 21 Oct 2008 10:12:59 -0000
Subject: ATTENTION:BUTLER


DEAR BUTLER,We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary tothe total sum of Seventeen Million United States Dollars in a bank inHungary, in the codicil and last testament of the deceased,Dr PHILLIP BUTLER.We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore canpresent you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now.I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased ,sinceyou have the same last name as my late client, so that the proceeds of thisdeposit be SENT to your own benefit.All the legal papers will be processedin your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that youkindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone andfax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documentsat our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money. Yourhelp will be appreciated with 40% of the t
otal sum.Please contact me via my private email: jamesmark.0001@yahoo.com.cn ,so that we can get this done immediately.Kind regards,James mark.

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