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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:
  • "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • mrs_kerinsmith@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Kerin Smith" <mrs_kerinsmith@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:36:56 -0700
Subject: MY BELOVED FRIEND

Beloved Friend,
I got your email
Address from a mail Directory and
Decided to mail you for permission to go ahead. I am Mrs. Karen Smith
from Holland. I am married to Dr. Steve Smith
Who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty Years Before
He Died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but without any
Children.
Since his death I decided not to remarry and presently I am
70 Years old. I have some money I will like to use in helping the
Helpless, I Am not healthy now, and can not handle it Due to my health
condition. All I want from you is to help me on the
Project .contact me on my private email for details.
mrs_kerinsmith@yahoo.co.uk
All requires is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this business successful. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
God bless
Mrs. Kerin Smith



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