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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.
  • juliemarshallhosp@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "juliemarshall" <juliemarshall@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:36:58 -0600
Subject: BE BLESSED



Beloved,

With warm heart approach,i will gladly express myself to you and also my predicaments for me contacting.My name is Mrs JULIE MARSHALL 60 years a native of the united states of America but rightnow taking medications at a hospital at London uk.

Please presently aim unable to say much due to the current condition of my health because i might die as been stated by the general doctor.Aim seeking for your honest help to contact the nurse rep who has been helping me to explain to you on how you can stand as my next beneficiary to my funds/property and claim them from the company been deposited before i noticed this deadly ilness.Incase you need to know the amount to claim thereafter proceed with it in investing in churches and helping the less previlaged is $7millionusd.

The name and contact of the nurse rep will be given to you after hearing from you try and reach her because she is all that is helping me out at the hospital.this is my private mail as well

juliemarshallhosp@yahoo.de

Be blessed,

Mother JULIE MARSHALL

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