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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:
  • "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 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.
  • maria_saraph@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maria akim <maria_s9026@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <maria_saraph@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:06:33 +0100
Subject: Dearest in The Lord,



Dearest in The Lord, I am Mrs Maria Sara Akim from Phillippine, the only wife to Late Akim Manrique,Phillipine Cocoa importer who died in a Plane Crash.
I inherited a total sum of $9.8 million dollars from my late husband, as the next of kin to my late husband (THEN) The presure from my decease husband's family made me Deposited the money with GROUP 4 SECURICOR COTE D'IVOIRE in a Mettalic Package. The SECURICOR company in Cote D'ivoire Registered the Trunk Package as Maria's Valuables,real content Unknown to the Company. This means that the company does not know the content of this Package. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Securicor in Cote DIvoire.My Swiss Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {Leukamia}. I have decided to donate the money for charity to you since i do not have a child to inherit it and it's better i do not die leaving the money there without it reaching the poor and the lessprivilaged ones in the society. As soon as I receive your reply I shall contact the Security Company with your full contact details as the Beneficiary of the Package. Please get in touch with me via E-mail: maria_saraph@yahoo.com.ph Best regards, Mrs Maria S.Akim.
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