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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.
• 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.
  • joseph.buker1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joseph buker <josephbuker418@msn.com>
Reply-To: <josephbuker1@live.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:46:56 +0000
Subject: From: Joseph Buker



From: Joseph BukerFund ManagerF & C Fund Management Ltd.Good Day,Good Day, My name is Joseph Buker, the fund Manager in F & C Fund Management Ltd (OEICS) (UK) . One of the World Largest Fund Management Company with over $1.2 Trillion Capital Investment Funds. Neverthless, as Head of fix Income, I am in-charge of all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.As an expert, I have made over £92 Million (Ninety-Two Million GBP) from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from F & C Magellan Capital Funds. Meanwhile, I have a special arrangement to have the fund transferred to any safe account of your choice without any problem. Let me know your readiness to provide a safe account where this fund will be transferred to.Our sharing ratio shall be 70% for me, 25% for you and 5% for any expresses both parties may incure during the transfer of the fund to your nominated account. Sincerely,Mr.Joseph Buker,Fund ManagerLondon & Channel IslandsREPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAIL:<joseph.buker1@yahoo.com>

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