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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:
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (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 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.
  • yoshikoishii07@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "outrib@iol.cz" <outrib@iol.cz>
Reply-To: yoshikoishii07@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:04:43 GMT
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM MRS YOSHIKO ISHII





-----Inline Attachment Follows-----



Hello,

My name is Mrs.Yoshiko Ishii, I am from Japan my father was
into real-estate lease business before he died in 2004. Now
i and my sister her facing Tax Problem here in Japan since
Wednesday March 2008.

I have a business proposal in the tune of 2,061,681,295.50
JPY Japan Yen Equivalent to 19,580,965.52 USD United States
Dollars after the successful transfer; we shall share in ratio
of 30% for you and 10% goes for expenses while 60% for me.

Should you be interested, please contact me through my
private email (yoshikoishii07@yahoo.com.hk) so wecan commence
all arrangements and I Will give you more information on how
we would handle this project.

Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality
and send me the Following:

(1) Fullnames:
(2) Private phone number:
(3)Current residential address:
(4)Occupation:
(5) Age and Sex:

Kind Regards,
Mrs.Yoshiko Ishii

Please Read
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7289581.stm
http://www.sinlung.com/?p=657
http://kenbest.blogspot.com/2008/03/sisters-hid-stash-from-taxmanbbc-news.html
http://www.oasys.com.na/Article8989.html

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