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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:

• 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.
  • mr_d1bright@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From:
Date:
Subject: we have decided to compensate you with the sum of (£750,000.00GBP).


click hereINTERNATIONAL LOTTERY COMMITTEE (UK).
Powered By International Monetary Fund( IMF )
P O Box 1010 London city,
L701LN, UNITED KINGDOM,                                     (Customer
Services) We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving
all related problems that has held the transfer impossible. With the help of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who have rendered a tremendous help to
this Exercise. We regret to announce the mismanagement of beneficiaries fund
by our appointed zonal managers; we are not able to meet up with winners
fund due to list of names due for payment. In appreciation of your patients
and understanding to receive your fund we have decided to compensate
you with the sum of (£750,000.00GBP).  Your identification code IS UKTNL5623
for compensation. You are to ontact our coordinator officer Mr.Dennis
bright, Access management and support initiatives, a consultant firm on his
e-mail address: (mr_d1bright@yahoo.co.uk)
Please do send him your:- (1)FULL NAMES: (2)CONTACT ADDRESS: (3)E-MAIL
ADDRESS: (4)AGE & SEX: (5)TELEPHONE NUMBER: (6)FAX NUMBER: (7)COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN: (8)STATE OF ORIGIN: (9)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY.
Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so that we
can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid. Mrs.Lora Johnson,
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
London.United Kingdom  

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