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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.
  • lottocurierservice@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Munis Wood <munis_wood10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: munis_wood0002@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:47:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UPDATE ME URGENT.


Dear Ms nadja.osterzer,

Compliment of the day,This is a response to your mail dated 04/08/2007 first of all i want to asure you that averything is still in place and as such,i have started making arrangement in other to in sure that all legal papers in other to back you up in receiving your winning cheque.

However,i have had forwarded your particulars to the currier company who will now reture to relise your winning cheque,hence i will like to include here that you send a mail to the currier company through this email address below Name Mr. Philip Brown.Contact Email address lottocurierservice@yahoo.com

and please ensure to update whenever you contacted them.

Best Regards,
Munis Wood.


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