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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.
  • ijeson_luward11@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:03:27 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY


I did not forgot your past efforts and attempts to assist me, now I\'m
happy to inform you that I have succeeded in getting the fund
transferred successfully under the cooperation of a new
partner from
japan. Now, Contact my secretary whom I have instructed to deliver your
compensation and ask him for $1.5Million USD for your compensation,
his,name is mr. Ijeson Luward.E-mail:(ijeson_luward11@yahoo.fr) Make
sure you send him the followings.
1. FULL
NAMES:_________________________________________________
2.
ADDRESS:____________________________________________________
3.
SEX:________________________________________________________
4.
AGE:________________________________________________________

5.OCCUPATION:_________________________________________________
6.
TELEPHONE NUMBER: __________________________________________
7.
STATE:____________________________________________________
8.
COUNTRY:____________________________________________________
Regards
Mr.John Emene
Unbegrenzter Speicher, Top-Spamschutz, 120 SMS
und eigene E-MailDomain
inkl.
http://office.freenet.de/dienste/emailoffice/produktuebersicht/power/mail/index.html

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