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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • officedirector@cashette.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "brown raphel" <ralphelmaguma@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: office_directors@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:46:38 +0000
Subject: investment and pertnership

Dear,
it is a pleasure to contact with you to introduce to you business ventures in which both of us will benefit and profit,
i know that it may be surprise to you, hence we don't know each other for the first time but i do believe that this will bring us together to know ourselves much better and do joint business together. i have 2.5 us and also 50kgs of Gold for investment and it was deposit for save keeping by my name intrest of investment
I was searching for reputable company or individual that can help me to put this into gainful business , the information I got about you convinced me that you will be of help to me towards the investment ventures , then you will be the only one who will advise and execute the business ventures over there in your country for the benefit of both of us.
I will like you to send to me, your telephone number so that I can contact you to enable us have a brief telephone discussion , after then we will discuss the teams on haw to starte.
incasse you do not recieve my mail in time contact from: officedirector@cashette.com
thank my God bless you .
Looking forward to your response
Director Brown.
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fill the form and send it to me
Name.....................................
Surname.................................
Home address.....................
Telephone....................
fax......................................
fill free i am with you
best regard
Dr Brown

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