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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.
  • denismith2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Denis Smith" <denismith2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:29:09 +0100
Subject: RE:What is your decision ?

Dear Ethelinde Zieg,

I expected to receive an email from in compliance with the required
information to process this transaction..

We have to meet up with statutory period to process and confirm all the
requirements for the transfer of the funds to you as beneficiary.

Ensure that you do your best to meet up with this requirement.

My regards,

Denis



>From: Ethelinde Zieg <ethelinde.zieg_@mozartmail.info>
>Reply-To: ethelinde.zieg_@mozartmail.info
>To: denismith2006@hotmail.com
>Subject: RE:Re: What about your ID ?
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:04:57 +0100
>
>
>Hello my good friend!
>
>In the past I said that I made a decision to co-operate with you on this
>fine deal. I trust also that you are as real as I am. I must say that I
>would be less unconvinced if I have more trusty proof about your fine plan.
>
>I am waiting for you to tell me what is the next thing?
>
>I believe you must think that my English writing is not brilliant, I am
>remorseful but it is not my working language.
>
>I urgently wait for your response.
>
>yours sincerely,
>
>Ethelinde
>
>PS. You should be informed that the phone number you gave was unobtainable.
>Please provide a workable number.
>
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