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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • adoptionjames@mail2world.com

Fraud email example:

From: "deafstar@terra.es" <deafstar@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:44:44 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: want


Hello honest people=20
My name is james martins and i work for the uk deaf government..in manchest=
er .i will really love to pass this information to all good and the honest =
one that is really willing to take good care of 3 years old girl and 4 year=
s old boy that .Their mother and father came from unknown area and they liv=
e in uk..in 3 months ago their parents died and they left the some of 3mill=
ion pounds in their account.and when u convert into u s dollars its about 6=
.5million dollars.the 2 deaf kids are in the uk hospital were doctor benedi=
ct is taking good care of them cus they were involved in the accident that =
happen, to God be the glory that they were not dead like their parents.we s=
hall love a good honest deaf or woman who can accept the 2 kids and take go=
od care of them and after 2 months the uk government will always come to ch=
eck after them..and such that person will be given the 3million pounds to t=
ake good care of the kids.Please write me back if u are intrested so that w=
e can contact the bank that whole the money as soon as possible and also co=
ntact the uk government so that they can sign and agreed the kids to go wit=
h u and the money..pls contact me as possible in this email adoptionjames@y=
ahoo.com or adoptionjames@mail2world.com=20
>from the table of 3625 S. Douglas Ave lot 9=20
Springfield, IL 62704





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