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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • phili_k002@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?phili=20kofa?= <phili_k002@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:23:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLS READ AND REPLY URGENT.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: phili_k002@yahoo.es



- Please Pay Attention To This Letter.Hello My Dear,My name is Phili Kofa. I need trust and reliable person. Understand my reason of contacting you today through this email. I am the personal solicitor to a foreigner,Late Mr. Paul-Louis Halley of France who Lived In United State of America, Who died in an Air crash in the year 2003.You may read more about the crash on visiting this BBC News internet website(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/3298519.stm) I desperately need your assistance to secure and move huge sums of money left behind by my late client to the tune of $15 million,I will pay you 40% of the total sum for your cooperation in this matter. I will give you more details,on your positive response,also include in your reply and acknowledgement of this mail and do not forget to furnish me with your contact details as stated below:Your Complete Name:Your contact address:Your Direct phone No:Your Fax No:Your Date of Birth:Your Occupation:Your Marital Status:This transaction will be or you and i as we don't need anybody again to be involve in this transaction to avoid people raising any eyebrow during the time of releasing this inheritance to you.Yours Faithfully,Phili Kofa.

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