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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.
  • r_figaredocontact@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "figaredo de rato" <figaredo-e@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:30:52 +0000
Subject: OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.

OUTSTANDING PAYMENT.
Good day,

Your Long overdue Payment. I saw your name ( in the Central Computer
among the list of unpaid contarctors,inheritance next of kin and lotto
beneficiaries that was originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle
east, Americans ) among the list of individuals and companies that your
unpaid fund has been located to the Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC
,Barclays Bank and Bank of American.
Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a
part-payment of $5.7million and has been approved already for months. You
are
requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on how to
receive your fund.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary
Fund) http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm failure to pay
your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been
long overdue. pls Reply through my privte
Email: r_figaredocontact@yahoo.co.uk
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo
Managing Director, IMF

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