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

Fraud email example:

From: kit john <peteerjohn@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kitjonx@inbox.ru
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 04:09:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR REFERANCE AND COMPANY DETAILS


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: peteerjohn@yahoo.com

Attn:C.E.O



I am Mr Kitchner Johnson ,secretary of state Comitteee on public

accounts of the republic of mauritius, a floating deficit has being

discovered in our account with an european bank and seek to transfer this money

abroad for investment purpose.your person and company are appriciated to use

to claim the funds as our contractor whom his payment has being over due

and willing to place sum of $50,000,000.00 in your company as our interest

is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms,please do

contact me for more details.with your reference for i am in europe now

for this


purpose.



Regards,



Mr Kitchner.






- kit john

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