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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.
  • kraftfooods7@myway.com
  • kraftfoods@fastemailer.com

Fraud email example:

From: "KRAFTFOODS LTDS" <kraftfoods@fastemailer.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:30:11 -0800
Subject: REPRESENTATAIVES NEEDED URGENTLY

Kraft Foods Limited
187 Todd Road Fishermans
Bend VIC 3207Australia.
kraftfooods7@myway.com

Kraft Foods Australia is one of the leaders in the packaged foods
industry and we have been around since 1926.
Kraft is a household name in Australia, synonymous with foods of the
highest quality, produced for both local and overseas consumption.
These include cheeses, mayonnaise, spreads, salad dressings, packaged
meals, snack foods, coffee and confectionery.
Our headquarters is located in Melbourne with manufacturing plants
located in Victoria and South Australia.
We have reached big sales volume in the America/Canada market as a
reult of this, we are looking for dynamic sales force on the role as
online processing/payment officer whose duties will be processing
orders as well as recieving payment on behalf of the company.
You earn commission on your job.
If this proposal sounds interesting to you, then take the first big step
and contact us at: kraftfooods7@myway.com
As soon as we hear from you, we shall give you the necessary
information needed for the contract.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours truely,
Mr. Roger .k.Deromedi
KRAFT FOODS LIMITED.
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KRAFTFOODS LTDS
kraftfoods@fastemailer.com

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