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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.
• 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.
  • ccservices2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marry rollins <ibrahimsalih01@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <ibrahim_salih00000000007@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:11:30 +0100
Subject: VALUE ATTENTION:...REPLY ME ASAP!!


Dear Client, I am responsible for representing your outgoingpending inheritance /contract funds approved by WorldMonetary Institution which has been delayed due to theproblem on cash movement and transfer of Hugh sum ofmoney. This is to inform you that your payment hasbeen effect through a new secure system for makingfast confirmed payments overseas .The account is setup under your email address only. The money is inescrow for your receiver under your email address andcan not be recalled without the codes . Diplomatic Cash Ventures should have sent you an emailby now with details such as when and where to pick upthe cash. You can pick up the cash at any of theconvenient locations in your area. If there are noconvenient locations near you, you can request totransfer the cash within 7 hours. If you have not received your withdrawer codes yetplease contact customer services operator at email address of(ccservices2008@yahoo.com) to enable the programmingof your information in the micro chip compartment ofcentral computer and your code will be send to you ,when writing to customer services always include thefollowing information:
---------------------------------------------------full name:---------------------------------------------------
Complete address:---------------------------------------------------Tel number:---------------------------------------------------Your receiver Email:---------------------------------------------------
Your Transact Number: Are 1356990745Transfer Date : 02-05-2007Expected Arrival Date: 31-05-2007Transact Amount: $ 1.2 Million the rest amount followsimmediately.Text:----------------------------------------------------
Finally be inform that your funds are fully free ofany liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear andnon-criminal origin and are available to pick, thisguarantee is witness by the World Bank Group,International Monetary Funds IMF Paris and London Clubof creditors, European Economic Community EEC, EFCCAfrica and the Envoy's of our CorrespondenceInternational Bank of Settlement world Wide. Thanks in advance of your understanding andco-operation.Regards, Ibrahim Salih






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