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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.
  • chuchen8899@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chumail8800@terra.es" <chumail8800@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 03:03:04 +0200 (MEST)
Subject:



Dear Freind,

PRIVATE AND URGENT.

How are you today and business in your country? I am
Mr.chu Sengchen,Bank Manager of bank of China,
Shenzhen Branch, China.

I have a very urgent and confidential business proposal for
you which will be of great benefit to the both of us.

Please get back to me as soon as possible if this interest
you via my confindential email address: chuchen8899@yahoo.com.cn
so as to enable me give you all the useful information and details
of this business proposal.

Your's sincerely

Mr.Chu sengchen

Please do not click on the reply button, just copy and
use the e-mail address:chuchen8899@yahoo.com.cn only.

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This email was sent from the webmail of bank of China,Shenzhen Branch,China plc.
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