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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.
  • jonesgarry1880@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: coles brian <brianconsult2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:20:39 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY.


DEAR BENFICIARY,
I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE ROYAL SECURITY FINANCE FIRM SUMMERSET UK HAS BEEN MANDATED BY FIRST NATIONAL BANK TO EFFECT AN LONG TERM OUTSTANDING INHERITENCE FUNDS PAYMENTS OF US$9,546,000.65 TO FIVE INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES EACH WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
YOU ARE PLEASE ADVISED TO VISIT LONDON TO SIGN THE FUND RELEASE ORDER CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND PICK UP YOUR DRAFT FOR THE ABOVE STATED AMOUNT.
UPON YOUR REPLY TO ASSIGNED OFFICIAL PERSONELL TO CLAIM THIS FUND,HE WILL FORWARD TO YOU TWO VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT LEGALLY PROVES AND CONFIRM YOU ARE THE TRUE BENEFICIARY/HEIR TO FUND BEFORE YOU CAN VISIT OUR BANK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.LOOKING FORWARD TO REPLY TO ASSIGNED OFFICIAL PERSONELL.
YOURS SINCERELY
DR MARY WALES.
ASSIGNEG OFFICIAL PERSONELL:JONES GARRY
EMAIL ADDRESS: jonesgarry1880@yahoo.co.uk

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