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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)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • andersonwillaims4@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Anderson Williams" <andersonwilliams06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andersonwillaims4@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:21:40 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

Dear Friend,

How are you? My name is Williams Anderson a Scottish, sole
representative to the sultan of Sokoto, late Alhaji Muhammadu
Maccido’s empire in United Kingdom, who just died in a plane crash
on the 29th of oct 2006.

I have a very sensitive and confidential brief for you from his
surviving family to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds for
us.

I will give the details in your reply. This is a legitimate transaction
and you will be paid 10% as your "Management Fees". If you are
interested, please write back by mail and provide me with your
confidential telephone number, fax number and email address
and I will provide further details and instructions, Please keep
this confidential; we can't afford more political problems.

Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Your
area of trade or specialization is not a hindrance to the successful
execution of this transaction.I wait in anticipation for your reply,
please visit the following site and get to on my private Email Addres
for more detail"andersonwillaims4@yahoo.com.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6096858.stm" target=_blank
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6096858.stm

Thank you very much.
Regards,
Mr.Willaims Anderson

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