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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.
  • pound12@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rotima J. Tory" <simonoliver02@msn.com>
Reply-To: pound12@rediffmail.com
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:04:30 +0000
Subject: GOODDAY

This is for your attention

We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the
total sum of £4,600,000.00GBP (Four million Six hundred thousand
britishpounds) in the intent of the deceased (name now witheld since this is
our second letter to you).

We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can
present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written
will.

Our legal services aim to provide our private clients with a complete
service. We are happy to prepare wills, set-up and administer Trusts,carry
out the administration of estates and prepare and administer powers of
attorney.

All the papers will be processed in your acceptance.In your acceptance of
this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of
acceptance, your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address
to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate
division for the release of this sum of money.

Yours faithfully
Rotima J. Tory.

P.S. please reply to this email address: pound12@rediffmail.com

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