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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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• 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.
  • joyceyhoffman@yahoo.com
  • nom.nom@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: "joycey.hoffman" <joycey.hoffman@laposte.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:55:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Help me please


Dearest friend,

I am Mrs.Joy Hoffman from Netherlands. I am deaf and has cancer of the breast, I lost my husband 12 years ago without a child of mine.I have to sell all my properties left by my husband because the doctors say i have less than 2 months to live. i have deposited the funds of $5.6Million,I sold from my properties into a security company.

I want you to help me use the funds to help the charity,deaf and the motherless babies home before i die.If you are a good and honest Christian ,i shall give you the contact of the security company,so as to claim my funds before my death.Expecting your urgent response,and may God bless you as you carry out my wish.

Please respond to my private email:joyceyhoffman@yahoo.com

yours dying sister

Mrs.Joy Hoffman

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