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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "inorbit promotion bv"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • viviansmith_viviansmith@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • marinavandijk@inorbit.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vivian smith <viviansmith_viviansmith@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:07:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: viviansmith_viviansmith@yahoo.ca

INORBIT PROMOTION BV,


Hovanstraat 28-35,


Postcode 2525RH,


Rotterdam, Nether-lands.



REF NO; ILPB642857301



Attn;



In view of the yearly sweepstake of the above named organization held on the 5th of May,2006.It is my pleasure to inform you that your e-mail address attached to the above Ref No came up in the third dip.


This invariably means that you have emerged as the prize recipient in the third category with an allocated sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars(US$850.000.00). Be informed that all participants were selected from a randon computing ballot system.


This charitable sweepstake is sponsored by a group of corporate organizations and governmental parastatals drawn from major cities in Europe.


As a matter of principle,you are to donate at the minimum one tenth of the fund to an outstandi ng charity project in your locality,after the reception of your fund.


To file for your claim and other enquiries,contact the designated fiducial consultant; Mrs. Marina Van Dijk;(marinavandijk@inorbit.com)


Congratulations once more



Faithfully yours'


Mrs. Vivian Smith



- vivian smith

Anti-fraud resources:

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