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

Fraud email example:

From: "Kouame Tania" <taniaheart1@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: taniaheart@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 00:00:17 +0100
Subject: De la part de Laurette

Dear,
I am Kouame Tania 22 years old from Abijan-Cote D'Ivoire.
I have inheritance of 12.5 US Millions.I inherited this money from
my late father. I want you to help me transfer this money
to your account and i will give you 15% for your effort/input
for helping me.After the transfer,you will help me get visa
to come over to your country.Please this is more than urgent reply me to my private box taniaheart@hotmail.com
Tania

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam