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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.
  • emicuba22@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "EMILE" <emile_34_alin@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:11:49 +0200
Subject: URGENT


MY DEAREST,

I AM EMILE ALIN 24YRS OF AGE FEMALE FROM CUBA . A MOTHER OF A CHILD I AM
CURRENTLY IN A HORRIBLY STITUATION .I AM WRITING YOU BASE ON YOUR HIGH
LEVEL OF MATURITY AND BY VIRTUE OF YOUR POSITION TO SEEK FOR YOU ADVISED
AND HELP AS WELL .IT IS ALL ABOUT MY LATE HUSBAND AND WHAT I HAVE GONE
THROUGH AFTER THE DEATH OF MY LATE HUSBAND AND WHAT HIS RELATIVES DID TO
ME. I AM MEANT WITH MY LAWYER AND HE ADVISE ME ON ISSUED THAT I WILL NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCS. I WILL GIVE YOU FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT MY SELF AFTER I HAVE
HEAR FROM YOU YOU CAN REACH ME WITH MY EMAIL ADDRESS (emicuba22@hotmail.com
)I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. REGARDS, EMILE

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