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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 "dying merchant" scam.
• 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.
  • borris1477m@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Borris Olga" <olga147@msn.com>
Reply-To: borris_1477m@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:15:47 +0000
Subject: Hello Friend

Hello,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday. My name is BORRIS OLGA I am a merchant
of Omani nationality and i have been diagnosed with Esophagealcancer
It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have
only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
Anyone(noteven myself)but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I
regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just
wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way. Please respond back to me on
borris1477m@yahoo.com.cn
so i can explain to you better.

BORRIS OLGA

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