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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.
  • larsana1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Larsana" <larsana4@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: larsana1@myway.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:56:25 +0000
Subject: Urgent attention

Attention Dear,

I'm Dr.Larsana Petrus,the personal assistance to the chairman of the contract award committee of the ministry of works and housing here in Senegal, for security reasons, I may not wish to disclose the most important information for now until I hear from you.

After due deliberation within myself, I decided to forward to you this proposal, i want you to assist me receive the sum of US$3.2Million.

This fund resulted from the contract award and executed as commissioned paid to me in the ministry, note that the law forbids civil servant from operating/owning foreign account,

I have decided to share this fund in the following terms with you: 35% for you, 50% for me and 15% for any expenses we shall made during claims of this fund. Upon indication of your interest to fully co-operate with me.

As soon as you confirm receipt of this money in your account I will come over to your country to arrange for my own share and possibly invest part of this money in your country.

Honesty and trust should be our watchwords throughout this transaction. Please furnish me with some details about yourself, such as how old are you? What exactly do you do for your living? What is your marrital status? What's your position in your place of work and state your direct telephone numbers where i can quickly call you as soon as i receive your response.

I shall appreciate your prompt response, please kindly reach me on the e-mail address stated as follow :
larsana1@myway.com

Yours truly
Dr.Larsana Petrus

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