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

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdulaziz Al-Bakry" <l.a.albakry.service@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:59:33 +0200
Subject: Re:Re:Remind!


Mr. Alvaro,

For over 4 days now, I have been waiting to hear from you. If otherwise you
won't be able to continue or go further in this transaction do let me know
immediately so that someone else can continue from where you stop.

Waiting,
Al-bakry.





>From: Alvaro Straussgen <alvarostraussgen45@mozartmail.info>
>Reply-To: alvarostraussgen45@mozartmail.info
>To: l.a.albakry.service@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re:Re:Remind!
>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:01:53 +0100
>
>
>Thank you for your totally perfect response.
>
>In the past I said that I decided to work with you on this great
>transaction. I believe also that you are as candid about this. I must say
>that I would be less perplexed if I have more possible facts about your
>amazing scheme.
>
>Please let me know what is the next thing for me to do?
>
>If you are finding that my english is not very nice, I am sorrowed but it
>is not my first language.
>
>I wish for and hope to read a obliging reply from you.
>
>Yours truly,
>
>Hr. Alvaro Straussgen
>
>Note: You should be aware that the phone number you supplied does not work.
>Please give to me a workable number.
>
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