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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • kikipl00@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnson m <johnson@jm223.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 20:11:27 +0100 (CET)
Subject: do let me know when you receive it


Dear Friend,
It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those fund transffered under the cooperation of a new partner. Presently i'm in India for investment project. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assitme in transffering those funds despite that it failed us somehow.
Now contact my secretary Mr Godwin his email is kikipl00@myway.com ask him to send you the total $1.1m certified bank draft which i raised in your favour for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.i appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mr Godwin and give him your address where to send the draft to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.in the moment,i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which i am having at hand, finally,remember that i left instruction to the secretary on your behalf,so feel free to get intouch with him without any delay, Cantact him immediately.
Best regards,
Dr. Johnson.

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