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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:

• 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.
  • geff_bob@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "bob" <veredoon@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:58:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: i need your attention


Hello, please can I have your attention for a moment? Would you like to workonline from home/temporarily and get paid weekly?well as i just come,across your name and address posted online and I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn alot.This job would be based on contract and commission terms, it is a part-time job and it would involve quite a handful of trust and honesty.If you would be interested in including a good-paying,part time job toyour daily list of activities, then you could KINDLY REPLY BACK TO MYALTERNATE E-MAIL ADDRESS (geff_bob@myway.com) and I would be gladto brief you more.Thanks.regards,S&amp;A International Ltd31 Wilmslow Rd, Cheadle,CheshireLondon

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