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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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • lew.bronstein@gmail.com
  • legallawofficefirm@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:57:11 +0000
Subject: Completed Form sent to you.


THE COMPLETED FORM HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU.PLEASE GO AHEAD AND HAVE IT RECIFIED
THERE AT THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE.


>From: VICTIMNAME <VICTIMEMAILADDRESS>
>To: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com>
>CC: legallawofficefirm@yahoo.com
>Subject: Re: Send the western union form i have not received it okay.
>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:39:11 +0900
>
>Dear Mr Barris,
>
>here are the previously mentioned Western Union forms which I had
>already mailed to Mr Barris.
>
>Wishing you and Jerry a Happy New Year
>
>VICTIMNAME
>
>
>On 12/30/05, Mr. Robert Barris <robertbarris@msn.com> wrote:

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