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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.
  • felixbrown@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Felix Brown" <felixbrown006@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:36:30 -0700
Subject: Your Assistance Is Needed


*Dear Sir*

*I write to you seeking for an assistance from you.My master whom i do serve
was recently murdered here in Zimbabwe for political reasons.I will not
discuss in details how i wanted you to assist me until i here from you if
you are ready to do that and also if you can keep the assistance
confidential as it is what that will benefit both of us.I will prefer to
call you on phone to explain it in details as email is not really secured.*

*I will need your direct mobile line so that we can talk.*

*You can reply through this email
**felixbrown@jmail.co.za*<felixbrown@jmail.co.za>

*Felix Brown*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam