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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • box.mrsawelesomas@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs aweles omas" <mrsawelesomas@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:57:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Why the delay quickly forward the requested information to me today.




Dearest VICTIMNAME,You realy have to believe me because you are the one to help me why must i tell you lies God forbid.Please i want you to be honest to me because this the only hope of my life.You see am very much affraid because last two years someone from canada assisted me to claim a luggage containing Gold deposited in a security company in thailand.The Gold what about ($15m) but the person run away with till today and the person knows that am in a house arrest and theres no how i can search for him.Therefore i beg of you to promise me that you wilL never run away with consignment/funds so that i wil get rest of mind.Quickly forward your (1) private mobile phone number (2) your contact address (3) your full name .As soon as i receive all these requirements i have to tell you the next step.

I know that you will gain from these project by the grace of God almighty because i will greatly compensate you for assisting me.These transaction can only take you 3 days to receive these consignment because as soon as i hear from you then i wil give you the contact of the security company in europe and the moment they hear from you they have to release the consignment to you with immediate effect without further delay.

BUT I WANT YOU TO BE HONEST TO ME.DO NOT BETRAY ME BY RUNNING AWAY WITH THE CONSIGNMENT/FUNDS AFTER RECEIVING IT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.

I hope to hear from you as soon as you receive this email. The total money in the consignment is ($7.5milion) so how much wil i offer you?

Yours sincerely,

AWELES OMAS.SEND YOUR REPLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX.mrsawelesomas@myway.com

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