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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.
  • v.certificate@yahoo.com
  • cldepartment1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S.Department of State" <d.progr.stategov@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:58:39 -0800
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION FOR DV2008 PROGRAM FOR GREEN CARD AND CITIZENSHIP.


**
*U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20000*
**
*I am happy to inform you of your success in DV2008 Program as one of our
eligible winner's eligible for the issuring of Green Card,Visa and U.S.
Citizenship.*
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*Your Case Number is:2008AES00023472.Your are to refer to the case number
for verification while contacting the Verification Office,and the
Immigrations Office for the payment of the Visa,Clearance/Acceptance fees.*
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*As mandated by United States Congress,Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is
administered on an annaul basis by the Department of States and conducted
under the terms of the section 203(c)of the Immigration and nationality
Act(INA)section of the Immigration Act of 1990(Pub.l.101-649).As guided by
the above provision you have Ten(10) days to provided all the needed
requirements for processing of your file and verifications.*
**
*Hence,you are therefore directed to forward to our Document Verification
Department the following documents for proper verification via this e-mail:
v.certificate@yahoo.com,the below requirements.*
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*1.Your recent passport photograph,and that of your family members,taken in
not less than three(3) months.*
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*2.Your Current postal address.*
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*3.Your Telephone Number(S).*
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*4.**The Visa,Clearance/Acceptance fees of $1,320,being the fees for the
final processing of your files,preparation of your Insurance papers and
accomodation papers.*
**
*Note:The fees are to be paid through MONEY GRAM,to our Immigrations Office
as you will be directed by the Clearance Department Office.Therefore,you are
to Contact our Clearance Department Office through our Clearance Officer Mr.
Mark Leonard via this e-mail:cldepartment1@yahoo.com,for proper instructions
on how to pay the fees.*
**
**
*This notification is endorsed by the U.S.Department of States Secretory.
*
*Condoleezza Rice. *
**
**

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