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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.
  • mrsfornahconfidence@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Kumara Fornah" <johnkumarafornah1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:10:48 +0000
Subject: RE: Your email

Dear VICTIMNAME,

Is quite unfortunate that you have gotten into the hands of wrong people,
honestly their are lots of people in the internet claimining to be what
their are not even ourselfs we have been so careful ourselves not to be
decieved by anybody, My Mother Dr Mrs Paulina Fornah assure you that nothing
is going to go wrong in this transaction, as everything will be done
legally, We need to hear from you to give you all details of the
transaction, Please do ask us any questions if you needed to.
get back to us so that we will tell you what is required for us to do to
achieve this transaction.

We are not dealing with any lawyer whatsoever considering the amount of
money involved in this transaction we are keeping a very low profile until
this fund is secured and safeguarded in your account, you will also help us
to invest the fund in any lucrative business venture.

Waiting for your get back to me through my mothers secured mail
mrsfornahconfidence@yahoo.co.uk

Regards.

John.

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