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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • gen.richardadams01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard adams <gen.adams03@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:10:14 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL



Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Richard Adams and I am General in US Army and also I was in IRAQ for peace keeping mission.

Before the dead of Saddam Hussein, I went to his house and I saw $19.8million usd but because of the US Army that was outside waiting for me, I gave the money to a Red Cross lady called Mrs. Helen Keyes.

At the moment Mrs. Helen Keyes is in IRELAND with the money and I want you to claim it from her and invest it in your country, because I don’t want the Government of America to know about this money.

After you have claim the money, you will collect 30%per from the total amount and invest the remaining 70%per for me in your country. Then I will live USA to your country to start a new life there with my family.

Have a nice day.

Regards.
Gen.Richard Adams.
(US ARMY).
Email: gen.richardadams01@gmail.com

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