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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <christythabo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:25:56 +0000
Subject: Compliments From Christina Thabo



Compliments From Christina Thabo
How are you today? It is obvious that this email will come to you as a surprise, this is because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this e-mail. In my quest for you. With opportunity that will be mutual benefit to two of us, However, I am Christina Thabo, by name from Angola. I am lady with a pure heart.
I want you to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am, then i hope you will like what you see and write me to my e.mail ?. My aim here is to meet a man that will love me then i will do the same thing to him and i will love him with all my heart . I am not here for any game and i am not looking for a player either so please if you are player dont bother to write me back but if you are seriously looking for a relationship like i do then lets make it happen .
Write me to my email and i will write you back with my picture attach to it . Thank you and i hope to hear from you as soon as possible. I believe we can move from here. I am waiting for your mail. Remember the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life. Waiting for your email.All the best,Christina Thabo.

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