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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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • mark_2006miller@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mark" <mark_2006miller@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mark_2004miller@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 23:01:27 +0100
Subject:

Dear sir
I am Mark miller, the only son of late former Director of finance Chief late Dr Jonathan miller, of Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation, i hope you are doing well. I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to me I currently have within my reach the sum of ($10 Million) Ten Million Dollars.was deposited by my late father in security company in Dakar Senegal, my name appears as next of kin. this money was realised from diamonds export, now i seeking asylum in Dakar-Senegal under
(UNHCR). I Contacted You Because Of The Need, which I intend to use for investment purposes. therefore personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country, i leave my country due to the disastrous civil war in my country, Please kindly reply me by this mail and include your direct telephone numbers where i can easily reach you. Conclusively, 20% will be for any expenses you may incurre during the cause of this transaction, while 80%
is to be held on trust by you until we can decide on a suitable business investment in your country, I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith and an urgent response is expected from you soonest.please you can contact me with this
mark_2006miller@yahoo.com

Regards and God Bless from.
Mark miller.

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