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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.
  • beneficiarieszone@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "henry smith" <hsmith1@pravda.ru>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:57:23 +0200
Subject: The National Lottery Committee


The National Lottery Committee
P O Box 1010 ,
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM

(Customer Services)

Dear Winner,

We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all related
problems that has made the transfer impossible.With the help of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) who have rendered tremendous help in this
Exercise. We regret to announce the mismanagement of beneficiaries'funds by
our appointed zonal managers, we are not able to meet up with the winners
amount due to the list of names that are due for payment.

In appreciation of your patience and understanding in receiving your fund we
have decided to compensate you with the sum of ($950,000.00) Bank Draft.
Your identification code IS UK/ILC-1759 for compensation. You are to contact
our Zonal Co-ordinator, Mr. George Santos on his e-mail address: (
beneficiarieszone@yahoo.fr)

Please do send him your:- (1)FULL NAMES: (2)CONTACT ADDRESS:(3)E-MAIL
ADDRESS:(4)AGE & SEX: (5)TELEPHONE NUMBER: (6)FAX NUMBER: (7)COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN:(8)STATE OF ORIGIN:(9)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY.

Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so that we
can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.

Henry Smith

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR.

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