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

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson meyers" <recruiting_dept_simul@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:42:12 +0000
Subject: Re:{Spam?} RE: more details about your unusual mail

 

well i received your mail and i am glad that you write back.I will not blame you but due to recent findinds now internet business is risky.But i assure you that you are dealing wiht a genuine company and i assure you that every transaction we made here is not shared to other party.

I would welcome more information from you and please if you are interested and yet convinced just post your CV for considerations.

Johnson Meyers,

Chief Sec,

SPCNL

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From:  Burnard Schusthagen <burnard2982@mozartmail.info>
Reply-To:  burnard2982@mozartmail.info
To:  recruiting_dept_simul@hotmail.com
Subject:  Re:{Spam?} RE: more details about your unusual mail
Date:  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:29:38 +0100
>
>How are things with you?
>
>Only recently I somehow started to have some vivid dreams about cash money and colorful gems raining all over my head. And then I by pure chance won a pleasant scooter bike in a lottery. And next I read your message. Is it not weird? I hope that I have not commented to you about this in the past and am not tiring you once again but I just found it so strange.
>
>Anyhow, I would like to be direct. I have spent many hours sifting through your mail and I am still anxious that I understand everything totally.
>
>I hope you don't mind me for asking but is what you are proposing actually not illegal?
>
>Can you please answer? I look forward to reading something indulgent from you.
>
>be well,
>
>Burnard
>
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