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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:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • microfinance_department@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICRO FINANCE BANK PLC OFFER" <priya@jpsurveys.com>
Reply-To: microfinance_department@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:05:16 +0700
Subject: ***MICRO FINANCE BANK LOAN OFFER***

MICROFINANCE BANK LOANS INVESTMENT .PLC.
Central Processing Office,
NortonHouse,Mansfield Road,
Rotherham,South Yorkshire.
S60 2EB.
United Kingdom.

We are a certified bank, offering loan to people who
are in need of loan,Debt
Consolidation, Business or Personal with 3% loan interest
rate? We consider Your case irrespective of
your bad credit history.
All kinds of loans are accessible, only what you have to
do is to fill-in the required
details below and the loan will be in your account in less
than 48-hours, justthat easy.
If you are interested in obtaining a GUARANTEED cash loan
from$3,000(Three Thousand
Dollars) to $3,000,000(Three Million Dollars)with
GUARANTEED APPROVAL with no pre-paypenalties.
The faster you reply, the faster you receive that much
needed Cash. Fill out the details below: Full
Name:........................
Contact Address:..................
State/province:...................
Marital status:................
Spouse/significant other:.............
Mobile/cellular:....................
Amount Needed as Loan:............
Loan repayment period:.................
Occupation:.........................
Office address:...................
Monthly income:................
Sex:.............................
Collateral if any:.......................
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):....................
***********************************************

Contact us now for your urgent loan
via,**Email:microfinance_department@hotmail.com**
For More Information

Mr . Jasper Raymond (On-Line Co-ordinator)
The Microfinance Bank Loans Investment.Plc
United Kingdom.
NB: All response should be mail
to:***microfinance_department@hotmail.com***
Copyright © 1996-2008 Microfinance
Bank ® All rights reserved.Terms of
Service -
Copyright/Loan Policy. . ............

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam