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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.
  • jamesdove50@hotmail.com
  • jamesballa50@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Zal Zenethy <zal.zenethy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:33:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: yours highness


HELLO

I have finally found your email adress through the email adress that i constructed in the continenta lmoonlight magazine and if i had offended you' cruz. i am already on my knee pleading with you

there is a parable that says' the dog is a dageriouse animal and you can still make a pets but is left for you to train him well.

my name are jamesballadovan i am 28years old an half ghanian half nigeria presently base in acra the capital of ghana i completed my college school as at 15th of actober 2007 but am not having a good living, well. i am an orphan who has been lonely for the past 3years now'
i want to huke up with a woman who is carring love and compassionate not matter the location she live but what matters allort is the greatness.

i am not over fat or tall, am an average hearlthy looking youthfull guy with a babyface gifted and sexy body romantic. if you are intrested, pls. just open your mind wide and get back to me' email adress jamesdove50@hotmail.com, jamesballa50@yahoo.com. thanks

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