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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.
  • anna2429@praize.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ann William" <anna_w@ubbi.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:30:38 +0000
Subject: Re: You Have 1 New Message !!!!! .

Hi My Dear !

How are you doing today ,hope every thing is under control ,?
to God be the glory who made it so , My name is miss Ann William.I come across your profile in this site and I will tell you the truth , I am interested in you , for friendship or even more than ,hope we get to know each other more better, though we can not meet face to face for the moment ,but all the same there is hope for that .

I will be very glad if you can grant me my request and do me a favour by replying back , then I will be glad to express my self and feeling to you .and have other things in commom share togather .
So feel free to contact me any time you wish. This is my emils Address: anna2429@praize.com

Hoping to talk to you soon ,have a nice day and remain Bless.

Regards,
Miss Ann,

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam