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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.
  • afridbk@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Louis Watara" <louis_watara2@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: david.gefff@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:37:29 +0200
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES


ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OFOPERATIONS
ITF INSURANCE COMPANY


ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:


IN OUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT RECORD,ITF INSURANCE COMPANY OFFICIALY INFORM YOU
THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED AND APPROVE TO BE PAID TO YOU THROUGH OUR
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT INSTRUMENT (ATM CARD).


BE INFORMED THAT YOUR FUNDS IN THE ATM CARD IS THE SUM OF (US$2.5m).AND THE
ATM CARD IS VALID TO MAKE WITHDRAWAL IN ANY BANK IN YOUR COUNTRY THAT HAS
ATM MACHINE. NOTE,YOU ARE NOT AUTHORISE TO WITHDRAW MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY. THEREFORE,YOU ARE TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION BELOW TO MRS ROSE SIKE,THE PAYMENT OFFICER EMAIL:(
afridbk@sify.com), FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.


1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.PHONE NUMBER,
3.ADDRESS


YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR RAPHAEL JONES
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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