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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.
  • infor_light_housefinacier@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harry duke <harryduke_02@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:11:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: This is the solution


Dear Amarjit Singh,

I can see that you dont have any money to pay for the shippment of your bank draft that is worth about $800.000.00 USD.I have tried to see if i can help you raise this money but to no avail, I have advised you to contact a financier that will help you pay this money but you will have to pay back as soon as your bank draft gets to you.

But while dealing with this financier firm you have to be truthful and straight forward with them.As soon as you contact them let me know the response from their e mail.

As soon as you recieves this e mail contact the Financier Firm without any further delay, you can reach them via e mail as follows :

infor_light_housefinacier@yahoo.co.uk

Go ahead and reach them without delay i hope they will respond posetively.

Thanks

Harry Duke.


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