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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 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.
  • alexassociate300@yahoo.com.br

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Alex=20Bowen?= <alexassociate300@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: alexbowen1@paiwastoon.com.af
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:39:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Barrister Alex Bowen 99 Bishops Gate, 10th FloorLondon EC2R 7DH England Dear Partner REQUEST FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise but I must crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you am Barrister Alex Bowen Legal Practitioner,based in London However I got your contact through the International web directory During a recent investigation, reconciliation and auditing of Barclays Bank Plc's account they discovered a dormant account with a huge amount of


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: alexassociate300@yahoo.com.br

IHAVE $50 MILLION DALLAS TO INVEST

- Alex Bowen

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