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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • karimphilip33@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: philipkarim44@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:40:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: karimphilip33@yahoo.com.ph

GOOD FOR YOU AND ME

- Dear My name is KARIM PHILIP I am the Regional manager of Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited, Takoradi branch in the Western region of Ghana. I am a man of peace, married with two lovely kids. I never want problems in my life, it was just because of my present financial situation that I have carefully planned to utilize this opportunity that came my way, and I only hope you can assist me not to persecute me. If you don't want this proposal, can you kindly forget that I ever contacted you. I will be glad you did for the sake of my job.I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the Regional manager of the Barclays Bank, it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city, Accra,

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