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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • eric_george02@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • eric_george01@gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?eric=20george?= <eric_george02@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:34:17 +0530 (IST)
Subject: INHERITANCE FUND


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: eric_george02@yahoo.co.in

From, Eric George

.Private email eric_george01@gawab.com


I work in one of the banks here in Benin recently the newly elected president yayi boni visited our bank after a brief meeting with the directors of the bank he instructed the bank that any account that has been dormant for three years that we should get in contact with the depositor but if it falls that account should be transferred into government treasury.



I have located of certain account, in that account the amount in the account is SIX million two hundred thousand us dollars $6.2 us dollars. I have gotten all the information as regards to the said account which I will direct you on how to claim this fund with my help.



I have all the information the name of the depositor the country the account number the amount, you will then apply as the relation of the depositor



As soon as you reply I shall send to you the information for you to go through.



Thanks yours

Faithfully.



ERIC george

- eric george

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