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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • mikebill32@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mikebilly1@sify.com
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:19:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mikebill32@yahoo.com



- FROM: Mr. MIKE BILL AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT. FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. BANK OF IRELAND NO:6 O'CONNEL STREET DUBLIN 1REPUBLIC OF IRELAND With great pleasure I am writing this proposal to you.I got your information through my personal search on the internet. Hence I have decided to seek your cooperation,due to the sensitivity of this transaction . I am Mr. Mike Bill the manager Bills and Exchange under foreign remittance department of Bank Of Ireland Dublin Republic Of Ireland There is an account opened in this Bank in 1990 and since 2000 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I Discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account is DR. A.Hebru ( Nasim Saleh), a foreigner, Geologist by profession and he died with his wife since 1999 in An Egyptian Airline 990 with other passengers on board. No other person know about this account or anything concerning!
it, the account has no other beneficiary and the amount involved is (US$12.7)Twelve Million seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local Bank here, because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account is DR. Abu Hebru is a foreigner too.You will be given 20% of the total sum,while 70% will be for me and 10% for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. This transaction is 100% risk free provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Furthermore, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction Thank you and God Bless, My sincere Regards Mr. MIKE BILL

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