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

Fraud email example:

From: "dr eduwin" <dr_eduwin45@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_eduwin2007@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:18:01 +0200
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT....

Dear:Friend

Private E-mail:(dr_eduwin@yahoo.com )


Re:Transfer of $64,400,000 US
*******************************************************************************

Am Dr Eduwin,Director for accounts and transfer,Firstrand Bank South Africa.
I wish to transfer the sum of $64,400,000(sixty four million four hundred
thousand US$)In to any foreign account.I will be glad if you can provide
your account for the transfer of this huge amount.

The above stated fund belongs to a dead brethren.Before his death he said
that it should be donated to the poor and needy,but such money cannot be
transfered into a local account thats why i decided to contact my fellow men
of God to assist me with a foreign account.

I will like to see this money donated to the poor as my friend instructed
before his death.please help before the bank confiscates the money.
The modalities for the transfer will be discussed on my reciept of your
response to this mail indicating your intrest to facilitate the transfer.
Anticipating on your co-orperation

.Send the Information as stated below.

Bank Name:..................................
Bank Address:.......................
A/C Number:.....................
A/C Name:......................
Swift Code:...................

Yours truly,

Dr Eduwin.

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