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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 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.
  • smithdave11@excite.com
  • al_rendon0@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "CAROL BROWN" <carolb_46@msn.com>
Reply-To: carolbrown_47@msn.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:24:04 +0000
Subject: RE: Philippines



Hello beloved brother,
Am happy that my message got to you.The forth coming Youth's Conference
Anti-Terrorism and Child labour are scheduled to take place at (Global
Youth's Welfare Convention hall) in Armsterdam between November 21st-25th
and the second conference on Child Labour will take Place at Carlton Beach
Hotel Conference Room Spain, between 27TH November -2nd December.

I believe you would get the full information concerning the conference after
you have applied.Please just follow the instruction i gave to you regarding
how you are to apply.Just send an application mail to:smithdave11@excite.com
(mr David Smith) tell him that i recommended you to him so that attention
can be given to your application.please take care and i hope to meet you
soon.
CAROL BROWN

>From: Pastor Alberto Rendon <al_rendon0@yahoo.com>
>To: carolb_46@msn.com
>Subject: Philippines
>Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:39:01 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Dear Sister Carol Brown,

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