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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jamscoles@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr James <peterrkhann@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jamscoles@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:23:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ESTATE OF MR FARRAHOV


96 Southbank Street,
Leek,Staffordshire,
ST13 5LN.
United Kingdom.
Private Email: jamscoles@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,

I am Mr.James Cole,Employed with a bank here in London,
serving in Customer Relation Department with the foreign
remittance Accountant In the Bank.

Mr Davis Farrahov,a good friend and a client of
mine lost his life and that of the family in that July 7th
London unforgatable bomb blast. Incidentally before
his death he left a deposit of $35 Million with
the bank,which the Bank had tried to remit to any of
his relation, but failed due to inability to trace any of his
relatives.

Now the bank has issued an ultimatum to have the fund
retrieved or it will be confiscated. So my aim of
writing you, is to present you as the next of kin and
have the money transferred into your account.
I will like to reiterate the urgency of the situation
so we need to act fast before the bank outruns us.
Please if you are alright with this and you know you
are matured enough to handle this transaction,get back
to me as soon as possible so i will direct you on the
next action to take.
Thank you

Mr. James Cole
CRD Officer


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