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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.
  • inf0gep@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Philip <infogep200671@terra.com.mx>
Reply-To: inf0gep@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:26:33 +0200
Subject: RE:Partnership Investment


I am Mr. George Philips, the Director of Operations Asset forfeiture unit. I request your co-operation in this confidential transaction of cash money amounting to the sum of Thirty-two Million Dollars. $32,000.000.00.

I and my colleague secured this fund during the course of our duty in the case of Six Hundred-Million Dollars Diamond DiepSloot Mining Rackets. Our duty covers many financial activities. Due to our sensitive position and civil code of conduct, which does not allow us to own or operate foreign bank accounts and many other things, we seek your cooperation in this deal to externalize this fund.

We will provide you with the necessary logistics for this project if you are interested in this deal, please reply to my personal mailbox: inf0gep@hotmail.com, I will give you all the documentations including details for a hitch free transaction. I want to assure/guarantee you that this deal has been structured for a hitch free and successful transaction without any risk. The fund is untraceable by any persons or Government. This
transaction will be structured with legal documentation to cover the fund; met with all international regulations regarding fund transfer.

Finally, I will give you a quarter of the total sum as your commission for your corporation. While I waits for your reply along with your telephone
number.

Yours sincerely.
George Philips

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