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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • l33mozembe@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lilly mozembe" <l33mozembe@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:12:06 +0000
Subject: Re: 100% risk free dont be nervous.

Dear Hanz Kalblich,

I am wishing you all the best for life, regarding to you email to me
this morning i told you in my second reply that this project is 100% risk
free, so dont be nervous.

You been selected for this project i can say it is the work of GOD, i am a
christian i always called GOD every of my words. To be honest with you i got
your contact thrugh google Search.

I asure you in this project there will be no trouble to you. As soon as you
contact lawyer he will also tell you that this project is 100% risk free.

Thanks and GOD be with you and your family.

Yours
Lilly Mozembe.


>From: Hanz Kalblich <hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info>
>Reply-To: hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info
>To: l33mozembe@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re:{Spam?} Re: Very Urgent,
>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:04:33 +0100
>
>
>Hi,
>
>To be honest, I am not someone who cares about the mysteries of life but a
>few weird things have been occurring to me, including your email. I am not
>sure if I should accept them as a warning.
>
>Forgive me but I am still undecided and I am not convinced how I had been
>selected for this award.
>
>Please part to me some advice about an issue that is making me nervous,
>what about if things goes haywire for some reason? Can it cause trouble to
>me? Can you guarantee that this would not be a problem?
>
>It would be kind if you would please respond? I would wish for something
>hospitable from you.
>
>Hr. Hanz Kalblich
>
>Every Legend Has Its Dark Side. http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp15.htm

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