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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • tony_aflash@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "anto_a3flash" <anto_a3flash@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 11:15:28 -0600
Subject: I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.


ATTENTION:
COULD YOU PLEASE SAFEGUARD THIS AMOUNT $10.5M IN YOUR CUSTODY. IT WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER A GERMAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 2000.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH THIS WEB SITE(CLICK HERE(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE EXPLANATION AND GUIDE LINE ON HOW TO WORK ALONG WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
I WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GO ABOUT IT ONCE I HAVE INDICATED RECEIPT TO YOUR MAIL SHOWING INTEREST TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL BENEFIT WITH ME.
I AM A BANKER AND I WORK IN THE SAME BANK WERE THIS MONEY IS DOMICILING.
PLEASE REPLY AT MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS:tony_aflash@yahoo.com
MR ANTHONY ALIU.

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