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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.
  • haeringer5@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "haeringer" <haer33nger@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: haeringer5@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:45:25 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL.

Personal attention to the Chairman
Hellow sir,
Inquiry for a business Transaction
I am Mr.Stephan Haeringer, executive vice chairman and
member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee with
a bank in Switzerland.
It involves a deposit of (US$40,000,000.00) left by a
deceased Iraqi governor, now out
standing for claim. If you are capable and willing to
corporate with me in doing the deal, contact me direct
to my private email address haeringer5@yahoo.com
for clearance & proceeding.
Your prompt response will be very much appreciated
Thanks
Mr. Haeringer

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