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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.
  • sec_farmersgroup@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Farmers Group. <sec_farmers@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: sec_farmersgroup@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:05:26 +0400
Subject: Hello.



Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am a Secretary to a group of local farmers in Africa who deals on raw materials (cocoa, rubber etc)

And we export these raw materials into America, Canada and Europe. We are searching for a foreign partner and
investment manager abroad who can help us recieve funds and invest the funds for us abroad.

We will be very glad if you are willing to transact business with us. Please contact me via this email and phone
for more information.

1. sec_farmersgroup@yahoo.ca send your reply with your information to this e-mail address.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your percentage for your services as
our foreign partner and investment manager abroad
Please if you are interested forward to us:

(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.

Thanks and regards,
Charles Martins.

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