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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:
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • karlbrader_newaccount@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr karl brader <karbrader01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: karlbradd80@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:41:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GoodNews Once Again From Karl


Attention:,
Greetings to you and your family,i am sending you this mail again due to the fact i couldnt access my former yahoo account,so your coperation is needed.I am really sorry for what has happened it was not from my side.this is another time for this money to be transfered i have been working on the money in the bank for quite a longtime now.The Attorney General is asking about you.the money is to be transfered directly to your bank
from the SWIZBANK so you are to resend your details such as:
1). Current Complete mailing address
2). Personal Tel/ no.
3). Date of birth/Occupation/Driven Lincense
4). Name and address of your bank/Country
I am promising you this time.Remember it was 50/50% after transfer of
money.Once again sorry for the delay,no tax because i have payed all to
the attorney general.The details you are asked to resend by the Bank,
must tally with the former you sent at the initial time.
You are to reply to this box used in sending this
message:(karlbrader_newaccount@yahoo.com).
I required you possess a good account to house the funds, pending the
eventual transfer into your bank account. Once we have the transfer
done and the funds redirected to your correspondent bank in your
favour,please note that I will be retiring next year,
having put in over 30 years in the banking industry and as such I would
not want to compromise my career. Keep this highly confidential. If I
could do this alone I would not have contacted you. I believe that I
have been explicit enough. You shall be duly compensated as earlier
stated. Let me have a good time to call you for further discussions
especially as regards the sharing of the proceeds 50/50% as agreed
before now after transfer is completed.We need to work hard and work
fast.

From me am wishing you a happy new year of smile,since our dreams is
to come once again.
I wait to hear from you asap for us to proceed.
Best Regards
Karl Brader




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