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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Payment Associate" <paymentassociateonline@financiermails.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:46:22 +0000
Subject: CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT ARRIVER... REPLY UPDATE TODAY.

Attn : Receiver Of Payment.

 **Payment Associate Department Confirmation Of Payment Delivery Status**

This a Note to the Confirmation of Payment Delivery to you, Our Buisness Partner Registerd Payment with our Department and we did aswell and Sent out the Payment via Regular Mail Deliver.

For confirmation of Address where Post Man are to Deliver To .. Below is the Address :

Rick Lee
P.O. box 128
Newberry, Florida 32669
USA
352-472-6037

We sorry for the Late Delivery of the Payment, It was Droped into the PostOffice  Box which was picked up by the Post Man and ship directly to your Address. The late pick up was from the Post Office, We did called the local office where the pakage  was droped to confirm about the deliver,They said it's will Deliver Next week. We advice you to keep watching the mail.

Our Business Partner Did advice us that you unhappy with all things that happend about the late Deliver of the Pakage, But we have to say Sorry for the late Arriver .

The Pakage will deliver Next week, It's for sure the post man will deliver The payment fine.

                  *****Confirmation Of Payment Clearace At Bank.*****

The Payment was United State Cheque Money Order, The time Scheduled for the Cheque to clear in Any Bank in United State Of American, It's 1 or 2 nust be alot of funds you had to send out Jess,.. alot of letters here
Working Days {24 Hr}.

Try has much as Possible to Reply to this Good News Message.

Thanks you and Best of Regards.

Reply To This Good News Note.

Your Fathfuly.
Mr Coung Q Tran.

 

 

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