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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.
  • goodfather100@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james stcokwin" <markbirth555@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:34:06 -0500
Subject: MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU.

Dear good friend.
How are you.i hope you are fine.i am mr james from
azerbanjan in baku.azerbaijan is a country close to russia.
The main purpose of sending you this mail is that i need your help in
transfering the amount of $2.2 million dollars to your bank account.
i am sorry that i have to conact you on this case.this money was keep in my
hand when the russia first president was rule my conutry in 1989.i was just
a bank m/d in rusissa first bank then.i dont want this to be a big problme
to you.you dont need to contact any one or write any company on be half.all
you need to do is to write me,and send a letter of transfer to the russia
embassy in your country,i give you more information on that.My dear
friend,this is not a joke or joke,this is real,you may be seeing so many
scamm mail on the internet this is real.i was 62 year when this fund was
given to me to keep,as for now i dont know wheni will live this world and
die.please i need your help in clam this fund from the me.the only data i
can give you is that you are to be resposiblie for the transfer of the fund
to your country.as i told you dont need any one to conact just e-mail me on
this e-mail goodfather100@yahoo.com




i look forward to hear from you.


my best regard to you.may god bless you.


from james.
just reply to my offices e-mail goodfather100@yahoo.com

befor you e-mail me,i need a copy of internation passport,your contact
address.

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