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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • anandi_bridget00@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anandi bridget <anandi_bridget17@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:08:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Letter From My Consultant.


UNIT 29, FERIAN HEIGHTS
PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA.


To : The Propriator,

I am a financial consultant and my client has an equity share investment capital to the volume of Twenty-One Million United States Dollars which is an inherited asset as ‘Next of Kin’ from the depositor.

This fund is blocked in an unconditional Bank Guarantee (BG) by the late depositor and is assignable or can be leased to you after all resolution to assume the Trustee on this family trust. Such Trustee shall be invested with all obligation in having the transfer made and the subsequent investment after duly signing the trade or trust deed and will be bear a good package in form of commission.
Kindly contact me by email : anandi_bridget00@yahoo.co.uk and include all contact detail so that I will get back to you.

Kind regards,

M.Winston
For : Anandi Family Trust.

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