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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • goodfather100@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • e-mail.goodfather100@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james stcokwin" <markbirth555@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:23:58 -0500
Subject: SEND ME ALL DOCUMENT AND REPLY SOON.

Dear Friend in the lord.
How are you.I HOPE YOU ARE FINE.I AM VERY SORRY TO
DISTOP YOU BY SENDING THIS E-MAIL TO YOU,I AM MR STOCKWIN THE PASTOR OF
GODWISDOM IN TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN.THE MAIN PURPOSE OF SENDING THIS MAIL IS
THAT,I WILL LIKE TO GIVE OUT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY OF $100,000, TO ANY ONE
THAT IS NEEDED OF MONEY.THEIS FUND IS IN A FIXDEPOISTE OF MY NAME.SO I AM
SENDING THIS MAIL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE
IN NEED OF THIS FUND TO RECEIVE.
HERE ARE THE STEP YOU NEED TO FOLLOW. MY BANK INFORMATION.

ACCOUNT;pastor stcokwin
ACCOUNT NUMBER:01188773773
BANK NAME:UNIBANK


YOU HAVE TO TAKE NOTE THAT WHEN YOU APPLY TO RECEIVE THIS FUND,.NO GIVEN OF
CHECK,BANK TRANSFER ONLY
PLEASE YOU CAN CONCACT ME NOW,MY CHURCH GIVE OUT THIS IS DONATION TO THE
PEOLPE IN NEEDED,CHRITY HOME,AND POOR OF THE WORLD EVERY YEAR.SO I LOOK
FORWED
FOR YOUR REPLY SOON.
PLEASE YOU DONT NEED TO PAY ANY FUND BEFOR YOU GET THIS FUND.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO SEND ALL DOCUMENT LIST BELOW BY ATTCAH FILE TO THIS
E-MAIL BOX.


[1]SEND A COPY OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT STATEMENT.
[2]SEND A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
[3]AND SEND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
AFTER YOU SEND ALL THIS INFORMATION NOW,ALL THE INFORMATION WE BE SEND TO
THE
BANK FOR A FAST TRANSFER.AND YOU WE RECEIVE FUHND IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN
THE
NEXT 5 TO 6 DAYS.YOU DONT NEED TO PAY FOR ANY FUND BEFOR THE ND OF TE
TRANSFER.
THANKS,I NEED A URGENT REPLY.to this e-mail goodfather100@yahoo.com



PLEASE SEND ALL REPLY AND DOCUMENT TO THIS E-MAIL.goodfather100@yahoo.com

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