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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money order " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
  • "cashier's check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ola Benson" <olabix@gmail.com>
Reply-To: olabensonn@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:35:58 -0800
Subject: Lesson Teacher Needed......


*Hello Teacher,
My name is Ola Benson,i can read your description and i am highly impressed
and interested in your lesson ,my son is coming for an holiday pension in
your area,he is 19 years old i don't want him to be less busy in the time of
the day and i have decided to let him be atending your lesson , so he will
be coming 2 hours in a day (9 am to 11 am) or at your leisure period,so i
want you to calculate the cost for 2week and send me the total cost and i
will be paying you with US money order or Cashier's Check that will be easy
for you to cash in the state,so get back to me with your cost.
I will await your response...
Warmest Regards
Ola Benson *

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