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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.
  • glotrustplc20077@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GLOBAL TRUST BANK <glotrusta1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:27:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY URGENT ATTENTION


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

VERY URGENT ATTENTION

ATT: SIR/ MADAM,

GOOD DAY TO YOU, OUR AIM OF WRITING THIS LETTER TO YOU IS TO CONFIRM FROM YOU IF YOU ANY RELATION WITH ONE MR.ALI ADAMS AND ONE MRS.
BLESSING ANNA, BOTH OF THEM HAS BEEN COMING SINCE THREE DAYS NOW APPYING FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS TO BE RELEASE ON YOUR BEHALF AS THE NEXT OF KIN,THEY YOU ARE THERE COSIN, VERY UNFORTUNATELY YOU ARE NOT BEARING THE SOME SUR NAMES WITH ANY ONE.

PLEASE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY ON THIS URGENT MATTER, OUR OFFICE WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE THE ONE THAT SEND THEM TO MAKE YOUR CLAIM, BEFORE WILL GRANT THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.

IF BY SATURDAY WILL DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU, MEANS YOU ARE DEAD AS THEY SAY, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE.
THANKS,

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ( glotrustplc20077@yahoo.com )
TEL : 234 08 22172116.

MRS. NKECHI EZE


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