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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
• 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.
  • carlo_coltd@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: Carlo_coltd@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:01:02 GMT
Subject: hi




Mrs. Marie K. Elmontex is certainly a woman of many talents. She was runner in the Miss Ho Chi Minh City beauty contest of 1989 and Miss Undergraduate1989. Not only is she an AC CA member but she a masters degree medicine from London 's South Bank University and is completing his PhD.In addition,she owns her own company Nova Scotia Loan firm. Mrs. Marie K. Elmontex a lender, offering loan to people who are in need of loan, debt
Consolidation, business or personal?Have lenders turned you down because of your bad credit history, arrears, CCJs,IVAs, Bankruptcy?We have helped thousands of people who have experienced credit problems in the Past so don't worry about arrears defaults and CCJs - My loan firm will help you.I consider Your case irrespective of you bad credit history.All kinds of loans are accessible, only what you have to do is to fill some document,extremely low interest rates 3%. If interested in obtaining a guaranteed cash
loan from 5,ooo.ooUSD to 1.5m,ooo.ooUSD with GUARANTEED APPROVAL with no pre-pay penalties.Fill out the details below:
Full Names.............
Sex...........................
Country..............
Address.................
Occupation ............
Marital status .
Current Status at place of work..
Cell Phone number...............
Monthly Income................
Loan Amount Needed........................
Loan Duration........................
purpose of loan................
Contact customer care for more
info:Email:Carlo_coltd@yahoo.com.hk

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