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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.
  • lotterymondiale@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: LOTTERIE MONDIALE <lotterymondiale@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:10:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WORLD LOTTERY
ATTN/ MR.
With the occasion of the 18th edition of the festival of the Internet organized by the ministry for new technologies with take place of January 10 at March 11, the 2007 last with the host the ivory (ivory Dimension). To this end MICROSOFT AFRICA and company INNOVA.SI as a partner and GREEN FAST LOTTERY as a godfather of the manifestation.Il took place of presented the very new gate collaboratif:Microsoft SHAREPOINT PORTAL SERVER 2007. During this demonstration a drawing of lots carried out by the Minister for the N.T for rewarded the best Net surfers for the year. With this occasion you were to draw lots and you were designated for empoché the trifle summons of 100.000 EUROS However us you prions to contact us or please join to us to the address which will appear on your receiving set. Email: lotterymondiale@yahoo.fr Want counsel the expression of our sincerity. Sincere greetings.

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