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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.
  • yvon_joseph14@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTO ATLANTIQUE CANADA" <loto_atlantique_canada_ofuk@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 22:10:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FELICITATIONS LOTO ATLANTIQUE CANADA(GAGNANT-GAGNANT)




Bonjour cher Laureats,=20
La structure de la loterie atlantique canada (LOTO ATLANTIQUE-GAGNANT-G=
AGNANT) pour canada atlantique a le plaisir de vous informer que vous a=
vez =E9t=E9 retenu au cours de leur tirage au sort pour toutes personne=
s ayant courrier electronique qui s'est tenu le 10 Mars 2008 a LONDRES =
en compagnie avec la BANQUE OF AFRICA
Alors vous =EAtes l'heureux gagnants d'une somme de 275.000 $ USD que =
nous vous prions de bien vouloir prendre ceci en consideration afin de=
proceder au retrait de votre gain en contactant:

Maitre:
Mr YVON JOSEPH
Call:00447024018973 / Fax:00447024018973
E-MAIL: yvon_joseph14@yahoo.com

Merci pour votre comprehension

=A1Vuelve Man=E1! Todos los detalles de su nuevo disco http://mx.starme=
dia.com/entretenimiento/especiales/mana.html

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