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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.
  • frank_ned2001@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.FRANK NED" <frank_ned02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frank_ned2001@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:25:31 +0100
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

ATTENTION,
This is an official notification of funds deposited in your name.We arrange
for the safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust
for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.

A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non
Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said
benefactor when the funds were being deposited, made you the beneficiary of
a package containing some amount of money.

The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the
benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor's
identity 18 months after you, the beneficiary,has received the funds.

The funds totals US$15M (fiften Million, United States Dollars) and we
confirm that these funds are fully free of any liens,or encumbrances and are
clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available in the form of
CASH.You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact Information for
verification with information contained in our database in the format stated
below.

After verifying the details with the information we have in our database,you
will be contacted to AApersonally claim the funds in the Finance and
Security Firm where its being kept with the Consignment Deposit Information
(C.D.I) that will empower you to do so.This Consignment Deposit Information
(C.D.I) is what is needed to claim the funds and will only be sent to you
after all your information has been verified and confirmed to be true.The
information should therefore be sent in the manner stated below so as to
ensure that no mistake is made.
PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVET MAIL BOX:frank_ned2001@yahoo.co.in
Your Full Name: _____________________
Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip
Code)__________________________
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year:___________________
Direct Telephone/Mobile Number:
_____________________________
Fax Number:_______________________________________
Complete the above and send back to me as soon as
possible.
Thank you Yours faithfully.
Mr.frank ned

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