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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:
  • "% will be for you" (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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • sarawt222@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR SARA WILLIAMS <drsara06@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <sarawt222@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:19:48 +0100
Subject: ****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****


****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
My name is Dr. Sara Williams I am the auditor and head of computing department of a Savings bank of Galicia here in Spain There is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and since my inceptioninto office in 2004, nobody has operated on this account since then. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important transaction. In order to transfer out (Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling) after going through some old files, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing.
Though this transaction will cost us some money to finalize, my attorney was able to contact a very capable and reliable investor who has promised to render financial assist to us through you if only you have a HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT ACCOUNT. Or an ACCOUNT WITH REGION BANK IN FLORIDAIf you do, you will be required to respond to this message urgently to enable us forge ahead. Which 25% will be for you while 70% will be for me andthe attorney 5% will be for the expenses that will be made by the both party. I will forward more information to you upon your urgent response. Please reply immediately to my private email addres sarawt222@yahoo.es****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****This e-mail and any attached files are confidentialand may be legally privileged.
If you are not the addressee, any disclosure,reproduction, copying,distribution, or otherdissemination or use of this communication is strictlyprohibited.
Sincerely,
Sara Williams.

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