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

Fraud email example:

From: "koneal_l@yahoo.co.jp" <koneal_l@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: liliankoneal@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:08:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest One,

I am just 19 years old and a university undergraduate orphan girl and really don't know what to do. according to the bank director i need an oversea account where I can transfer this money into , because the money was deposited in a suspense account, i have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of political crisis here and family problems that make me to runaway from my late fathers house and hid in one local hotel for the safety of my life from the hand of my wicked uncle that kill my father.
I am in a sincere desire of your urgent assistance in this regards and your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

1.you will help me to negotiate use the money for good business.

2. you will help me to secure a permanent residential permit in your country.

I am ready to give you 15% of the total money after the money has been successfully transfer in to your account in your country for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that you have done if any occur during the process of transfer. Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. to my Private email address liliankoneal@yahoo.com


My sincere regards,
Lilian Koneal.




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