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

Fraud email example:

From: CITI EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE <infocitiexpress@uk2.net> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 05:06:09 -0700
Subject: We have a parcel for you from PEPSI!!!!

CITI EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
107 CA ALMERE - STAD
THE NETHERLANDS.
The Dispatch of mails unit

DATE: 2nd of September, 2006

OTHER #: AXJ952368

Attn:
This is to inform youthat we recieved a parcel, form the PEPSI COMPANY that is to be delivered to you immediately. The parcel is tagged "URGENT DELIVERY". The content of the parcel is a check of 1.5 Million Euros. Which the company has inform us to deliver to you, as you won in the first category of this years Pepsi Lottery promo.

To file claim for this Check, please confirm the following, and send the details to the dispatch officer:
Reciever's Name: .......................................................

Telephone Number(s):
...................................................

Full mailing address: ..................................................

Make sure you send your details, to:
NAME: Mr. Paul Brenan
E-mail: citiexpress@myway.com

Thank you,
Mrs. Theresa O'Conor.
CITI EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE.






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