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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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Fraud email example:

From: Noel Maxwell Umrail <invite+t6y66@youmintmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Noel Maxwell Umrail <maxwellumrail@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:09:24 +0580
Subject: Cut your mobile bill by Rs. 900 now!

Noel Maxwell Umrail, M, 36   Noel Maxwell Umrail can send SMS worth Rs. 900 per month as a YouMint Member. Noel Maxwell Umrail wants you to join and save too!     Join before January 14, 2008 and win an i-Pod! Get SMS Ads, discounts and offers based on your interests. Get some extra pocket money too as a YouMinter. Get customised wallpapers and screensavers for your phone at no cost.   Karan Bummi 23, Male New Delhi   Priya Devi 20, Female Chennai Rohan Kinare 22, Male Mumbai Gowthami G. 20, Female Krishna Atherullah K. 23, Male Hyderabad   YouMint lets you send 450 SMS to YouMinters across India worth approx Rs. 900. YouMint also lets you make some extra pocket money for receiving SMS Ads. YouMint is backed by international investors of great fame and the same guys who started the mobile short code revolution in India!   Copyright 2007, YouMint.com Decline

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam