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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • luisaleeee@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Luisa Estrada" <mrsluisas@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 02:49:31 -1000
Subject: REPLY

#5 Waterloo Road, Kowloon
Tong, 200082 Kow, Hong Kong.

Attn:Please,

Sorry that my mail came to you in a suprised way. my name is Mrs.Luisa ,the
wife to Mr.Lee Song a citizen of Hong Kong. my husband died in a plan
crash,which was heading towards the united Arab Emirate(dubai).

He has an account in his home town which in Thailand worth $10,000 000.00
USD which has been frozen by the countries government and he till his death
has the sum of $14,000,000 .00 USD which he gave to me to keep them in a
Security Company in an European Country for safe keeping and also from the
government of my country.

Dear what I am saying is that I want you to claim this fund into your
account for me, after I am through with the Government problems here in my
home town I will be coming to your country. And if you are willing to do
this tranactions with me, I will give to you 30% of the money as a gift from
me for helping me to get back my husband's money for my kids and I.All I
want from you now is for you to give me the following informations:

(1) Your phone and Fax number .

(2) And please do remember that this transaction

is risk free all I want is trust Please do reply to my

Private e-mail address :luisaleeee@yahoo.com

Thanks and best regard's

Mrs Luisa.

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