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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.
  • luisoncarlos_1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LUIS CARLOS" <luisoncarlos_@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:30:53 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE.

ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO BOARD
THIS MAY COME TO YOU AS SUPRISE ,WHICH I WISH YOU ARE GOING TO ASIST ME. . I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADRESS THROUGH RELIABLE PERSON WHO TOLD ME THAT , YOU ARE WORLD TRUSTED PERSON , WHO WILL NOT ENBASED MY MONEY.
IAM LUIS CARLOS (35YEARS) I HAVE BEING WORKING WITH (INTERNATIONAL LOTTO) FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.
AS REGARDS TO THIS,IN MY DEPARTMENT,I HAVE THREE CLIENTS WHO WAS LUCKY WIN ( LOTTREY) FOR TWO YEARS EGO.
I TRY TO FIND OUT THEY WERE (DEAD) SO NOBODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY FOR THEM AS(NEXT OF KIN).
WALTER BENSON....................800,375,00.
PEACE TIRZ...........................589,900,00.
JOHN PHILLIP......................615,810,00.
TOTAL SUM OF (2.006,085.00).
I HAVE DECIDED TO MADE AWAY WITH THIS , BY YOUR ASSISTANCE AS (NEXT OF KIN) WITH (FORIGN ACOUNT) AFTER THE TRANSATION ,(30%) GOS TO YOU,WHILY (5%) GOS FOR ANY EXPENCES BEEN MADE.
IF YOU NEED ANY PROVE FROM ME ,YOU CAN ASK?
THIS TRANSATION IS HUNDRED PER CENT RISK FREE.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE A NEW ACOUNT WERE TH I MONEY WILL BE LORGED YOU CAN , CALL(0034 658 346 609)FAX(0034 692 221 088).EMAIL:luisoncarlos_1@yahoo.com
I WILL LIKE TO ENVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY, AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR ACOUNT. ,PLEASE GO AHEAND AND REPLY BY GIVE ME CALLL, OR BY SENDING ME A FAX/EMAIL.
THANKS
YOURS FAITHFULLY.

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