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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.
  • royalbankland@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "hanna bawa" <hannaben3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:45:59 +0100
Subject: Awaiting to hear from you soon.

Dear Hewitt,

All i want you to do is this, you have to forward this informations to me,

your full name
your address
your phone number,
so that i will use them to apply for the transfer of the fund to you as the
new beneficiary. or you can apply direct to the ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND. WITH
THE BELLOW INFORMATIONS.

Telephone number: 44 - 7011128029
Email. royalbankland@yahoo.com
Information about the deposit code are as follows.
Name of depositor: Dr Patrick Mabou
Nationality: Ivory coast
Next of kin : Miss Mar Hanna Mabou
Amount deposited:$5.3
Account Number: RBSUK745608902546/QB/91/A



Awaiting to hear from you soon.

>From Mary

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