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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • wang_consultant2006@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "philip wang" <philip_wang102@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: wang_consultant2006@gawab.com
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:31:24 +0100
Subject: Consultation

Dear sir/madam

We have never met and I know this mail will come as a surprise but
nevertheless I want to reach out to you.

My associate Mr. Kenneth Lay who you might have heard of, I worked with Mr.
Kenneth lay as a financial consultant in the United States and Asia and was
quite close to him even during the turbulent times in his life

My erstwhile associate made several deposits in a Bank in Asia and Europe as
well. I have information and proof including the document for which can be
claim by you as next of kin due to the nature of the deposit made.

Further to your response, will result to more information you will require
on the subject matters. You are expected to forward your reply to this
private mail address wang_consultant2006@gawab.com or by fax +1
206-202-2186

I await urgently response today.

Yours truly,

Philip Wang

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