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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • email-pat202@email.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anita Mckiver" <mrs_anita_mckiver333@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:58:19 -0800
Subject: Yes,thanks.


Dear Robert,
Thanks for your message. However, am so much excited for your
email.Seriously, you are very lucky to have contacted me urgently.Because
am planning to move for my surgery operation that is coming up this weekend.
Possibly, i will help due to your conversation and touchable way you wrote
me recently.
Moreover, i will like to handover some money to you, but i dont know if it
will be helpful to you and your family?
Secondly, i want you to use the half of the money, i will be giving to you
for an orphanages Homes beside your home or area.

Already, i have about $1,200,000Usd with an Investment partnership Profit in
Idaho,Usa.

I will like you to contact the manager of the bank for a conversation, so
as to make the matter to become legit.

Please i want you to promise me that you will not disappoint me on this
issue?

Here is the information of the contact of him.

Name------patrick
Fax-208-121-0909
Email-pat202@email.com

Thanks so much for your will.To remind you, please you can have 50% of the
money for the orphan, why the other 50% should go for your family needs.

Regard
Hope you will pray for me.
Anita
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