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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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• 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.
  • drpamas@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: drpamas@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:02:08 +0100
Subject: Auto yahoo response

Dr Patrick K Pamas,
AUSTRO EURO LOTTERY
Rexstrasse 9,
1100 WIEN
Austria.
Dear sir , I am Dr Patrick K Pamas,the Accounts Manager of the account and audits department of Austro Euro Lottery in Vienna, Austria. I will strongly solicit your partnership and assistance in confidence as a partner in a business transaction.I have decided to contact you via e mail, as I am contacting you on a non-official capacity.I apologize if it does not suit you.
Hint about the transaction,as Austro Euro Lottery is one year old this month,on carrying out an extensive auditing of the company account,I discovered a huge fund of unclaimed winnings. To this effect I seek your partnership in transferring this fund out of Austria.I am contacting you as the money be transfere to you as an eventual primary winner.
For your active participation and on successful transfer of the total fund to you, 60% will be for my end ,30% is for you for you participation,and 10% is set aside for any expenses that might come up in the course of this transaction.Be least assured that this transation is risk free as I will handle every thing over here.
For your interest in this transaction, kindly contact me firstly via the email address below drpamas@yahoo.com. and thereafter we will can communicate over the phone.
Notify me also if you are not interested so that I can scout for another partner.
Hope to hear from you soonest and Thanks in nticipation of your
co-operation and understanding.
Yours Faithfully

Dr. patrick K. Pamas.

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