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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:

• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • rosygirl_t2004@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ROSELINE TURAY" <rosygirl_t2004@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:40:42 +0200
Subject:

Hello
Oh yes you dont know me, I got your contact here on the internet while searching for some one with a good heart whom i can trust.I want use a litttle of ur time to share my problems with you. Maybe you will be willing to help me out.
I have gone through a lot in life, beggining from the war, in my country, the death of my father, Stopping my education, and the life and way of living here. I want some one who will not only be a friend to me, but will also be my best friend, And will be ready to help out of my present situation. I am looking for someone who will help me make a tirp to europe where my father left some money for me in one of the financial institutes out there.or deal with them online as stated on the agreement they reached with my late father.That i must provide a foreign Beneficiary before the money can be handed over to me for a proper investment. My late Father Instructed that on no account should he money be transfared to Africa, and the finance firm and has insisted on that.hence my search for a foreign beneficiary to be of help to me.
Well, do write me back. if you will be willing to be of help to me,Then i can explain to you in details.I feel very strongly that you are some one i can trust. I will give you the contact so you can get intouch with them on my behalf upon hearing from you. and then we know what it will take to get the money out and . Note the money was deposited by my late father, during one of his trip for investment, and that was shortly before he met his untimely death. My name was used as the next of kin,I have all the documents concerning this deposite.including my late father's Will.I am trusting you please, and i know you wont let me down.
Waiting to hear from you.Reply to Rosygirl_t2004@yahoo.com <http://us.f557.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Rosygirl_t2004@yahoo.com>
Thanks and God Bless.
Roseline.

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