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

Fraud email example:

From: mary paul <marpual@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:47:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I HAD A DREAM ABOUT YOU AND I ,


Hi, As new brand day have come, I give God all the glory and I return all the praises to him, Where there is life , there is hope. No dream is gone untill death cometh. I must confess that it is with great joy and enthusiasm that I am writing you this mail which I know and believes by faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health. My name is Mary Pual, A 26 year old lady working and living comfortably in my home country United States of American. One is not bound to have all the joys in live. You may have everything in life but there are still those things which one may needed that seems very common to others and yet it kepts on giving hard times.Everyone has his or her own share of pains to bear in life. I've got mine and you've got yours.But we need to lean on each other to keep life smooth going.You may be financially aright, physically and you may be lacking on the emotional side of it. I am working and what I am getting monthly is keeping me fine but I
am lacking the right man in my life, someone to hold on , someone to lean on, someone who could be there for me all the time, Someone to share fun with, bad times and good times, trial times, Celebration times, rainny and sunny times of life. I need an honest man, trust worthy and God fearing man. Why don,t we give ourselves a trial on penpal relationship and see what the future holds for us. If you really wants to know more about me and my family back ground, you should reply my mail. I looking forward to having you as my dream man. I will be lookng forward to hear from you soonest about your self. For frequent communications you can always reach me on my e-mail address....marpual@yahoo.com
Cheer, Mary In Love.


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