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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.
• 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.
  • gntdeptm2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FGSR =?utf-8?Q?2009=C2=AE?=" <sjpatten@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: progroup101@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:16:55 +0000
Subject: DNT


DNT

Fundaci=C3=B3n Germ=C3=A1n S=C3=A1nchez Ruip=C3=A9rez has given
you the privilege to be a Beneficiary for the
2009 Cash / Grant Award.FGSR was established in the
year 1981 to help individuals and companies.
After the good work of the FGSR,
which bring the interest of European Union,
You are entitled to claim the sum of US$500,000
and Below is your qualification number that you must
quote in all conversation.
To file your claim, you are to produce the below information.

Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Tel/Fax number:
Qualification number:+ (N_3324_0667_22)

Executive Secretary: MRS.WAMA CARLITO
Email: gntdeptm2@gmail.com
FGSR DEPARTMENT.

Best Regard
FGSR 2009 =C2=AE

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