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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.
  • depositcompanyuk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: omah frank <frankomah_1969@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:54:38 +0800 (CST)
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT PLEASE DO SO NOW MY DEAR SISTER.





Hello my dear Sister,

How do you do once again the security company call me also mail me that you have been given information that you will be coming to spain for your fund so you have to call them or mail them to know when you be going for your cash please so is left for you to choose whether to go to spain or the fund to be wire into your account please dear sister kindly get in touch to them and get back to me now becuase the transaction is just geting to the end as i promise that it will not last more 5 working days is a real promise after that you will begin to enjoy you fund.

Please do so by choose to go to spain or the cash will be wire into your Account, do that now either you call them or mail them immediately because i believe before the weeks runs down your cash may have get to you either through your account or you go to spain to collect it yourself,Please mail them now.

Note; COMPANY NAME:CITY SECURITY AND FINANCE CONPANY
LONDON UK
E-MAIL:depositcompanyuk@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:44-704-0103810
TEL:44-7011140898
CONTACT NAME:MR HANS CORREL

Regards,

Frank Omah











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