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

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Ferdnard Alicho" <fmiaffairs@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:47:21 +0000
Subject: Re: Payment of $50,000

ATTENTION JUSTIN

I WILL FIRST ANSWER THIS MAIL, WHAT ATTITUDE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,WHY MUST
YOU USE THE WORD "RUDE" IN RETURN I WOULD HAVE TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE VERY
STUPID FOR TELLING ME TO SEND APOLOGY AND APOLOGY MY FOOT. ARE YOU TEACHING
ME HOW TO DISCHARGE MY DUTY, THIS IS A GREAT INSULT TO ME PERSONALITY. DO
YOU THINK THAT THE SO-CALLED 50 THOSUAND USD MAKE ME WHAT I AM TODAY? MIND
HOW YOU WILL WRITE TO ME NEXT TIME.


>From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>To: "Dr. Ferdnard Alicho" <fmiaffairs@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Payment of $50,000
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:56:21 +0100
>
>Sir
>
>I dislike your attitude and have decided not to pay you unless you send an
>immediate and full apology in hand writing signed and scanned as a jpeg
>attachment!
>
>No $50,000 for you for being rude
>
>Justin Thyme
>
>On 8/17/06, Dr. Ferdnard Alicho <fmiaffairs@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Dear Justin Thyme,
>>I got your mail and the content well understood, well it lies on you, the
>>earlier you send the money the better we conclude the arrnagements, i
>>still
>>wonder why you are prosponding this arrangement, you are the one that told
>>me since sunday that you have raised the fund and also requested for a
>>secured account. however, whenever you make the transfer, then send me the
>>payment slip, I thought that this transaction would have being concluded
>>this week, well all left on you.
>>Best of Luck
>>
>>
>> >From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>> >Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>> >Subject: Payment of $50,000
>> >Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:41:54 +0100
>> >
>> >Dear Professor,
>> >
>> >The payment will be made to your account on Friday. I will then send you
>> >the
>> >payment advice slip.
>> >
>> >Justin Thyme
>>
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