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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 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.
  • investments@yahoo.com
  • mrsjulianmarkus2010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Julian Markus" <mrsjulianmarkus2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:53:15 +0100
Subject: Thanks for your interest, here are the way forward.


Dear Williams Brown,

Thanks for your reply and your interest on my proposal, as you must have
readmy letter to you very carefully that is all and the details remain that
as soon as you re ready , i will inform the lawyer to proceed with you with
all details and all legal document.

As regards to this its all read this is not a thing to joke with and as soon
as you are honest and follow instructions most carefully all with be follow
as no law will be broken both local and international arbitration.

In lieu of this fore going i need your full name, your postal address, your
age, marital statues and telephone number, this will enable the lawyer to
prepare memorandum of understanding on both name and we shall follow the
contents strictly untill the fund is delivered to your nominated account.

Thanks once again as i lookforward to read from you.

Juliana Markus.

>From: Williams Brown <brown.investments@yahoo.com>
>To: mrsjulianmarkus2010@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: Contribute to relief me from pains & experience of a Widow
>Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:04:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Dear Julian Markus,
>

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