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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • 2008humanrights@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JERSEY COLE" <hum_right@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: 2008humanrights@usa.com
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:12:06 +0200
Subject: CONFERENCE/INVITATION

Dear Sir/Madam We are cordially Inviting Interested individuals to our Combined Conferences that will be held
from the 1st - 3rd of May 2008 In Anaheim California and from the 7th -10th of May 2008 in Dakar Senegal.
If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country,
You may contact the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee for details and information.
You are to also inform them that you were invited to participate by ( JERSEY COLE),
We are the member of the American Youths for Peace and a staff of ( WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR WELFARE ).
Registration is Free and the Benevolent Donors of the Organizing Committee will provide round trip air tickets and accommodation for
the period of participants Stay in the U.S to all registered participants. You will only be responsible for your own hotel booking in Dakar
where the second phase of the conference will be held. If you are a holder of an International Passport that may require visa to enter
the United States you may inform the Conference Secretariat at the time of Application , as the organizing committee is responsible
asist for all visa arrangements and travel assistances.
By Tel/Fax: +19782162653 tel. +12063382880 or by Email: 2008humanrights@usa.com Sincerely, Jersey Cole.

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