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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.
  • rita_benjamen202@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: benjamen rita <rita_benjamen200@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:07:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MY LOVE.


Dear ,
I am a flexible yourng girl my name is rita,i am 22 years of age, looking for a man i can love,marry and stay with for the rest of my life,so also a man careing and be my hearth provider please if you have intrest try to reply me so that i can tell you more about myself and from there our relationship will goes to (amen ),so that i can also send you my picture. I know this mail may get to you as a suprise since we have no previous correspondence, I decided to write you after going through your profile and my mind accepted what i read about you thus, if you don't mind I will like to know you better.

if you have intrest,please try to reply me on this email rita_benjamen202@yahoo.co.uk
Best regard,
Rita .


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