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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.
  • finconsulting@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Schwyzer Ingeborg" <mrs_ingeborg009@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:14:54 +0200
Subject: CODE NC/805/07



Dear Sir,

How is your family, hope all is well?

Our management has finally endorsed the funds for immediate release.Please, contact the payment centre in United Kingdom immediate for the fund payment of (4,500,000GBP) Four Million Five Hundred Thousand British pounds sterling without any delay.
Name of Contact Person: Elder George Anderson Company Name: Fin -Consulting Inc. E-mail:finconsulting@myway.com

Tell him that I asked you to contact him in respect to the approved payment Code NC/805/07 and he will advice you on what to do next.Respectfully yours, Ms. Schwyzer Ingeborg Switzerland
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