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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • princewilsonn@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "princewilson3@terra.es" <princewilson3@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:42:11 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Truely Need Your Assistance Please !!



Truely Need Your Assistance Please !!
Email:( princewilsonn@yahoo.ca
Sunday- 08/ 10/ 2006

Dear Sir / Madam,

We are Prince Wilson & Wilda Welsh, the only Children of late Mr and Mrs Welsh who died in Fatal accident long ago and before he died his a politician + Business Man in Siere leone.

Presently, the government has frozen all the family account and auctioned all our properties. However,my late father managed to ship out through a shipping company,the sum of US11.5M and the money was disguised to beat the security and it is currently deposited in a credit commission.

We want you to recieve the money and pay it into your account for the family safely. I am offering you 15% for assisting us secure this money fast before it is located by the Government Agents. Contact me immediately with this Email Address:( princewilsonn@yahoo.ca ) so that I can forward to you all the neccessary details. Kindly send The following information :

1Your names in full.......
2)Your present adress......
3)Your present occupation and position......
4)Your personal id Card or photo...
5)phone & fax numbers..............

Best regards.

Wilson Wilda Welsh





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