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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:

• 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.
  • confidential_dogulasmith@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Dogulas Smith <dogulasmith_5@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:48:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Greetings.........


I AM GREETING YOU TODAY WITH HAPPINESS AND JOY AS I BRING TO YOU THIS NOBLE IDEA TOWARDS UPLIFTMENT OF MANKIND IN THE UNIVERSE.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR DOUGLAS SMITH. I WORKED MORE THAN 25 YEARS IN SO MANY TOP GOVERNMENT POSITIONS WHERE I HAVE MADE SO MUCH WEALTH FOR MYSELF AND MY ONLY DAUTHER.

PRESENTLY I AM NOT CONFORTABLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF WEALTH I MADE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MY COUNTRY AND I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE IT OUT TO YOU, SO THAT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO RELIGOUS ORGANIZATIONS, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND LESS-PREVILEGDED PEOPLE IN YOUR SOCIETY AS A GIFT.

NOTE THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS US$10.5MILLION AND IS NEATLY SAVED IN A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR SAFETY.

SEND ME AN EMAIL ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: (confidential_dogulasmith@yahoo.com) INDICATING YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THIS OFFER TO THE GLORY OF GOD, SO THAT I CAN INFORM YOU WHERE AND HOW TO PICK THE FUND IMMEDITAELY.

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED IN JESUS NAME,

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. REV. DOUGLAS SMITH

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