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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • janeterrydt@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mark2005wood@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jane terry" <janeterrydt@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:31:47 +0100
Subject: Re: TRUST !!!

Dear Justin Thyme,
Thanks for the quick respones,i was on treament so i hardly had chance to
use system,that's why i have my lawyer to be in care.I hope you have
contacted him by now.

God Bless You.
Mrs Jane Terry


>From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>To: "jane terry" <janeterrydt@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: TRUST !!!
>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 00:47:00 +0100
>
>Dear Jane
>
>you took a long long time replying didn't you?
>
>Justin Thyme
>
>On 8/3/06, jane terry <janeterrydt@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Dear Justin Thyme,
>>
>>Thanks for your mail.
>>This is to let you know that your mail has been confimd by me .Please do
>>accept my apologies for contacting you through this medium as it is the
>>only means of communication for me due to my illness.
>>
>>I want you to know that i have contacted you based on humanitarian grounds
>>as i intended to carryout this project myself but i am now finding it more
>>and more difficult to send E-mails due to my Condition,i will there for
>>advise that you get across to my Lawyer with these Informations below.
>>
>>Name: Barrister mark wood
>>E-mail: mark2005wood@yahoo.com
>>
>>He will be in a better position to help me Transfer this Funds to you,and
>>he
>>will also Arrange the Paper Work for this Donation.
>>
>>God Bless You.
>>Mrs Jane Terry
>>
>>
>> >From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>> >Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>> >To: justin_thyme@inoutbox.com
>> >Subject: You have touched my heart
>> >Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:45:27 +0100
>> >
>> >*
>> >* Hello! How are you feeling? Well I hope. I read your letter to me, I
>>am
>> >deeply moved by your sad plight. I do not know if there is anything I
>>can
>> >do
>> >to help you. But if I can I would be only to glad.
>> >
>> >yours
>> >Justin Thyme
>>
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