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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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • samuel_charles01@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM DR SAMUEL CHARLES <samuelcharles09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samuel_charles01@yahoo.dk
Date: 7 Mar 2009 08:05:15 -0500
Subject: RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


Attn:Sir/Madam RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

Good day this is to inform you of Your Long overdue Payment. I saw your name in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa Europe Asia Plus Middle east Americans among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid fund has been located.Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of $7.5million(seven million and five hundred thousand united state dollars) and it has been approved already for months.

However we received an email from one Mr. Robert Water who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident four months back.He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him.

We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if youare dead or not.Once again I apologize to you on behalf Of IMFA International Monetary Fund Agency.pls Reply To Email: (samuel_charles01@inmail24.com)
Yours Sincerely
samuel charles .
Facilitator for (IMFA)

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