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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.
  • dr_allansmith@yahoo.com.tw (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • allansmith342000@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?dr=20allan=20smith?= <dr_allansmith@yahoo.com.tw>
Reply-To: allansmith342000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 02:30:15 +0800 (CST)
Subject: E.U HEALTH COMMISSION?.JOB OFFER!!!


§Ú¦³·sªº«H½c¤F!§A¥i¥H±H«Hµ¹§Ú¨ì: dr_allansmith@yahoo.com.tw

E.U HUMANITARIAN HEALTH ORG.





THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION




{In partnership with}




ANTI FRAUD UNITSOLAF,




European Commission




B-1049 Bruxelles




BELGIQUE




http: //europa.eu.int/comm/anti_fraud/contact_us/index_en.html




SPECIAL VACANCIES




We are reaching you for a humanitarian health committed services to




HIV / AIDS patients and victims in Europe and Asia. The categories of persons involved in this




package are the youths and teens of Europe and Asia and the poor victims of HIV / AIDS these two continents who are unable to afford treatments for these diseases.




In order to meet the growing challenges and also expand the scope of assistance from friends and well wishers especially in the USA, we are offering you the position of EU funds receiving and disbursement officer in the USA.




NOTE. You will be in charge of receiving and the distribution of donations received on behalf of the EU as shall be instructed by the Legal Counsel to the EU.




If you are interested, kindly send to us your contact information as listed below:





FULL NAME




ADDRESS




AGE




OCCUPATION




PHONE NUMBER




EMAIL ADDRESS





Upon your response, your details will be forwarded to our Legal Counsel in London for your employment clarifications.




Please send your reply to my personal email: allansmith342000@yahoo.co.uk




Thanks




DR. Allan Smith




EU DIPLOMAT




OFFICER



- dr allan smith

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam