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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.
  • mrjackparkinsondesk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jack Parkinson" <wojciech.borek2@mail.dcu.ie>
Reply-To: mrjackparkinsondesk@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:46:28 +0200
Subject: Contact Me Privately


Goodday,

My name is Mr Jack Parkinson, I work in the Euro Lottery. I am soliciting
your assistance for a swift transfer of 4,528,000(Four million, Five hundred
and Twenty Eight thousand,pounds sterling),should you be willing to assist
me in this project, you will be giving me just 25% of your winnings.

Just as a brief, due to my position in the company I can make it happen that
you would be a winner of the above stated amount. Naturally, every body would
like to play a lottery if they are assured of winning.

I am assuring you today to be a winner, please do not take for granted this
once in a life time opportunity as we both stand to collectively gain from
this at the success of the transaction.

Should you be willing to assist me in this transaction please do contact
me on my secure email: (mrjackparkinsondesk@hotmail.com)

Regards,
Mr Jack Parkinson.
System Operation Manager
Euro Lottery.

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