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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.
  • mail_courier@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: james henry <cla_ims_agent@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:CONGRATULATION! [YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED]


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cleard one of the winners of the UK COCACOLA BONANZA LOTTERY online sweepstakes" , "metaData": { "geoArea": "244417", "geoCountry": "UK", "geoIsoCountryCode": "GB", "geoLocation": "(-2.2321801, 54.313919)", "geoName": "UK", "geoPlaceType": "Country", "type": "shortcuts:/us/instance/place/gb/country" } }, "lw_1184174006_2": { "text": "mail_courier@yahoo.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 3004, "endchar": 3025, "start": 3004, "end": 3025, "extendedFrom": "", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/hyperlink/http"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"] ,"context": " as possible. CONTACT THE COURIER AGENCYAT mail_courier@yahoo.com I hope you understand? Regards " , "metaData": { "linkHref": "http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=mail_courier@yahoo.com", "linkProtocol": "http", "linkRel": "nofollow", "linkTarget": "_blank" } }, "lw_1184174006_3": { "text": "COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE", "extended": 0, "startchar": 4030, "endchar": 4053,
"start": 4030, "end": 4053, "extendedFrom": "", "weight": 4.02888, "type": ["shortcuts:/concept"], "category": ["CONCEPT"] ,"context": " Mr JAMES JERRY (dispatch officer) MAILPOST COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo!"}, "lw_1184174006_4": { "text": "the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.", "extended": 0, "startchar": 4252, "endchar": 4280, "start": 4252, "end": 4280, "extendedFrom": "", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/hyperlink/http"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"] ,"context": " DELIVERY SERVICE Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta." , "metaData": { "linkHref": "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=45083/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta", "linkProtocol": "http", "linkRel": "nofollow", "linkTarget": "_blank" } } }; YAHOO.Shortcuts.overlaySpaceId = "97546169"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.hostSpaceId = "97546168";

MAIL/POST COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE


REG ORDER NO:657252
11/7/2007

ATTENTION:Mr Nagel
,

I have received your email, I want to hereby inform you that you were cleard one of the winners of the UK COCACOLA BONANZA LOTTERY online sweepstakes programe, And you are expected to claim your winning amount which is a total sum of 250,000 Pound Stelings.

However, I will like to advice you to proceed with your claims with immediate effect and you are also required to act fast on the claimming of your winning amount which is a total sum of 250,000 Pounds Sterlings as soon as possible.
CONTACT THE COURIER AGENCYAT mail_courier@yahoo.com

I hope you understand?

Regards


Mr JAMES JERRY
(dispatch officer)
MAILPOST COURIER DELIVERY






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