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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.
  • princessame_kolly@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "princess Ame kolly" <pr_ame2005@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:15:50 +0100
Subject: Dear lovely one

Dear One,

Please bear with me for sending this letter to you, surprisingly. My
name is princess Ame Kolly, l am 25yrs old originally from Serria leonian in
west Africa.

My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me in transfring the sum of $2.5million dollars.
The fund was deposited by my late Father in a bank here dakar senegal.As l was made "NEXT OF KIN" to the
deposit as it is indicated in all the depositional documents.I am presently
living in Dakar senegal.my father was agreat daimond dealer.

l really need your asistance for this fund to be investe in your country.
Contact me through this mail princessame_kolly@yahoo.co.uk,

Wish to hear from you soon.
Bye and God bless.

Yours faithfully

princess Ame kolly

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