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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.
  • jonnyxxrose@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jonny000rossy@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JONNY ROSE <jonnyxxrose@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:17:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Very Urgent Please


FROM JONNY AND ROSE WILLIAMS
COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA
TEl: +22507518188.


HELLO

WE GREET YOU IN THE NAME OF THE GOD.
PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARRASED, WE ARE SEEKING YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERING OUR INHERITANC THE SUM $25,000,000,00 US DOLLARS ($25MILLION USD) IN YOUR PRIVATE ACCOUNT.

PLEASE IT IS MORE THAN URGENT,WE PROPOSE 20% OF THE MONEY AS YOUR SHARE FOR THE ASSISTANCE. PLEASE GET
IN TOUCH WITH US IMMEDIATELY.

REPLY TO US URGENTLY AND CALL US NOW FOR MORE EXPLANATIONS.
Email ADDRESS ; jonnyxxrose@yahoo.co.uk or jonny000rossy@yahoo.fr


THANKS,

JONNY AND ROSE WILLIAMS



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