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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • vuyo1za@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "vuyo1za tamaya" <vuyo12005@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:18:06 +0200
Subject: Hello

Vuyo
RWANDA
REPLY ME @ vuyo1za@yahoo.ca
Hello
I'am 22 Years ,my father died about 3 years ago in a gold mine ,He was into
legal gold minning,he has succeded in saving $12.2 millions dollars during
his Business on Gold, before he went on a trip to SOUTH AFRICA near by
country from our country to save his money for security reasons because of
the political problem in our country.I need help from you out there who i
can transfer this money to your country for investment and who will be
sincere to invite me to his country with out cheating me or doing bad to me
on my arraival me and , I'am
willing to give you the 15% of the money after the transfer of the money,
please mail me immidately urgent to know your stands before looking else
where you're the first person i'm contacting relating to this business.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the transfer and the money is in your
account?
Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as
possible. Treat this email confidential and it is never a joke for your
information because this time there are many joke email on internet.
Sincerely
>From Vuyo: for the family

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