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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • jonosono14@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JONO SONO" <jonosono14@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:07:47 +0200
Subject: RE:RE:{Spam?} RE:{Spam?} RE:{Spam?} RE:{Spam?} FUND

Dear: Mr. Altmann Klien,

I just want to know whether you received my yesterdays massage. Because I
got the below massage back. THis gives me concern whether you got my massage
or not. If you got my massage kindly get back to me. I have tried to contact
you via telephone on the very number you gave me but in vain. I look forward
to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Jono Sono.




Dear Sir/Madam,

We apologise for intercepting your email and sending you this automated
reply.

Due to the huge amount of spam and marketing emails, we have recently
introduced
an email spam/filter control system at mozartmail. This is to ensure that
only
authorised users can email and contact our clients.

Only approved incoming email addresses will now be permitted to contact our
client email accounts. If you would like to be added to our list of approved
senders, please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once we
have
approved your email details, we will forward your original message to the
intended inbox. You do not need to re-send your message. We apologise for
this
one-time inconvenience.

Please use the following link to permanently approve your email contact
details:

http://spam.izone.me.uk/sp.pl?i=20050802164745&e=jonosono14@hotmail.com

Thank you for your understanding.

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