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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:

• 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.
  • accounts.royal.bnk@googlemail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "uk@national.com" <onlinegame12@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: agtgary_service@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:17:05 +0000
Subject: New Year Bonanza



=20=20
ATTENTION : This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash Pr=
ice=20
bonanza of =C2=A31.500.000.00 in cash credited to file KTU/1023238308/08 fr=
om=20
International programme held on the 5th of JANUARY, 2009 in the United=20
Kingdom.The draw was done electronically with several email addresses provi=
ded=20
to this office by microsoft to enhance the utilization of the internet.=20
You are to contact the Claims Department to validate your claims.Your winni=
ng is confindential to you as the winner because is due to some=20
security reason.Claims Bank Agent Royal Bank of Scotland Private Bank
Name: Mr Michael Spencer=20
Email address:accounts.royal.bnk@googlemail.com
Fill the appropriate Form for your claim:
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
SEX
AGE
OCCUPATION
TEL
MOBILE
COUNTRY
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Richard.K.Lloyds

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