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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.
• 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.
  • bb_solomon2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: solomon brown <brownss2@windowslive.com>
Reply-To: <solomonbrown@windowslive.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:21:27 -0600
Subject: TREAT URGENT



From:MR SOLOMON BROWNManchester G37 7FT,United Kingdom.Direct Email:bb_solomon2@yahoo.com.hk
Attn:
We received a Transfer Order requesting the transferof US$45 Million into your Bank Account.
All the necessary information relating to the saidfunds have been forwarded to my office and before wecan effect the transfer as requested,the followinginformation will have to be provided by you thebeneficiary of the funds so that we can expediteaction.
The Requested Information are
1) Your Full Name:
2) Residential Address: 3) Occupation:
4) Telephone and Mobile Numbers:
5) Fax Number:
6) Bank Name:
7) Bank Address:
8) Account Holder:
9) Account Number:
10) Routing Number:
I want to use this medium to assure you that theentire process of the transaction will be done inaccordance with the law so that you will have noproblems whatsoever when the funds enter your account.
Send the requested information so that we can concludethe transaction.
RegardsSOLOMON BROWN
Direct Email:bb_solomon2@yahoo.com.hk
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