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

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JENNY LOUIS" <U.S_LABOURS@YAHOO.COM> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 22:58:04 +0100
Subject: LIVE AND WORK IN AMERICA

WELCOME TO DEPARTMENT OF U.S LABOUR CONGRESS
NEW LABOURS RECRUITMENT IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE HEREBY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT AMERICAN LABOUR CONGRESS NEEDS
CAPABLE PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL FITNESS WHO CAN LIVE AND WORK IN AMERICA
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK
WITH US KINDLY CONTACT US FOR THE JOB AND SALARY DETAILS.
NOTE: YOUR VISA WILL BE PROCESS THROUGH U.S IMMIGRATION BUREAU
DEPARTMENT AND IT WILL TAKE ONLY TWO TO THREE WEEKS FOR YOUR VISA TO BE READY,
THE U.S LABOUR CONGRESS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR AIRFARE TICKET
INCLUDING THE U.S LABOUR CONGRESS INVITATION LETTER AND OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, OUR LABOUR APPLICATION FORMS ARE READY NOW,ADMIN OFFICE;
U.S_LABOURS@YAHOO.COM <mailto:U.S_LABOURS@YAHOO.COM>
THANKS
MRS JENNY LOUIS
SECERTARY GENERAL

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