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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.
  • gomes_11antonio@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ANTONIO GOMES." <gomes11antonio@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:11:46 +0000
Subject: FROM MR. ANTONIO GOMES.


Hello Dear,

I know you don't know me in person, however i really need your assistance, in regards to the sum of US$1,500,000. One Million Five Hundred Thousand, that was deposited by one late Mrs. Rose Donalson that was working with United Nation here in Cote D'Ivoire before she died, and since she died nobody has come for the claims. So please i will want you to make claims of the fund, as a business partner to Late Mrs. Rose Donalson. For your information, there is no risk in this transaction, i am the only person that knows about the fund, of which i am the remittance director of our Bank here in Cote D'Ivoire, so please try all your best to get back to me through my personal email that is stated herein ( gomes_11antonio@yahoo.com ) And please have it in mind that i will give you 30% from the total sum as soon as it gets into your account.

Finally, i will be looking forward to read from you.

Best Regards,

Mr. Antonio Gomes.

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