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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.
  • k.missgrace@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Grace <gkewr04@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: k.missgrace@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:52:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend,


Hello My Dear Friend,

How are you doing today? well I am of the hope that you are doing fine. My name is Grace John, am very simple honest, respectful sincere romantic with long hair and nice shape too Smile..., quite honestly, It has been a boring week for me. So I'm sitting here listening to a wonderful CD by Hikaru Utada called Deep River and writing this letter to you. I got your contact email on my personal search on the internet and I decided to drop you this note to see how the sun will shine like. Despite that I have not seen you in person, something really gave me a nice pleasure to communicate with you because a part of me wants you. Hope we can make a good friend, cos the best place to be is by the side of a good friend. I believe that friendship is a gift that is fair in all things. It roots from one's heart and involves memories that stay not for a while but for a lifetime. I wish we could be friends cos I believe you will appreciate a beautiful and interesting girl in search of
love.

I may have failed to open up and share, though no much words have been spoken, my promise of friendship won't be broken. My pleasure would be making you the happiest man alive. You might be the man of my dreams and working your way into my heart! Why do we forget that relationships are supposed to make us feel good about ourselves? hence I will thank God for the gift of friendship where I can be myself and be accepted as I am and for finding a home in your heart. " My heart welcomes you " Thus you could not view my pics well here well, but I will send them immediately I hear from you via email (k.missgrace@hotmail.fr) . Please I don't want to end up missing you, hope and wait to hear from you soon. Kiss


Until then, I remain with the best regards,
Happy New Year To You.
*kiss* With love.
Miss Grace John.

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