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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.
• 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.
  • cshvntrs.bll@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "brownugo Gazeta.pl" <brownugo@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:45:41 +0200
Subject: Dear Beneficary ,


Dear Beneficary ,


The Afro-Euro Stock Funds Commission (A.S.F.C.) was setup by the African
Union in conjunction with the European Union, The United States Government
and the World Bank for the sole purpose of resolveing pending transfer .

I am sorry I have not email you , this is due to we lost your data in the
process of reformat our computer but fortunately my secretary found your
email address for me .In the light of this , As part of our security
measures,
we have learned that an unauthorized account has
been opened to receive your payment, So far these criminals have stolen
approximately
five hounded thousand from your entitlement valid .
I need you to mail City National Bank on this Email :cshvntrs.bll@gmail.com
by presenting
your telephone and currant contact address in case you have not received
your AUTHORIZATION TO VERIFY CURRENT PROOF OF FUNDS and Digital
Identification
Certificate which you will Present to the teller in any bank around you,
and state that you
have a transfer awaiting you from Afro-Euro Stock Funds Commission ,this
will enable them retransfer the funds to your choosing financial delivery
as the price beneficary immediately with strict procedures of the
International
funds transfer rules and regulations in avoidance of unhealthy intents and
unnecessary delay, you will receive a total sum of One Million Two Houndred
Thousand dollars .

If you do not take action immediately within the next couple of days, I will
assume that you no longer interest to receive your funds and we shall
repatriate
your funds for confiscation without further recourse to you.
My regards ,
MR. Brown Ugo

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