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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.
  • harry.anslinger@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gospel_dindi2007 dindi2007 <gospel_dindi2007@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 05:04:58 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Thanks for your reply, M. Sreenivasa Rao, India


Dear Beloved Father Harry Anslinger,
My heartfelt and loving greetings to you in the most highly exalted name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All of our co-pastors and all the children are fine here with the grace of god.
Brother thanks for your pray full reply. I and all of our co-pastors and children are feeling very happy with your reply. Thanks for your prayers up on us. The place you asked was not near to me. We are 1000kms far from the town which you asked. Who is that pastor you mentioned in the letter, because of that much of distance we don’t know him. If it was necessary to contact him please give me his mail address or mobile number I will contact him deffinetly.
Our church people, co-pastors are greeting you in heartfelt way. Orphan children are sending their love and kisses to you. I wait at your prayerful and favorable reply on our need as I narrated to you.

Thanking you in Jesus,

Your brother in Christ,
Pastor M. Sreenivasa Rao


Harry Anslinger <VICTIMEMAILADDRESS> wrote: Dear Pastor,

do you know a Pastor P.Elangovan from Nagercoil, Tamilnad? I don't
know India very well, is this anywhere near you?

Father Harry Anslinger


----- Original Message -----
From: "gospel_dindi2007 dindi2007"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 15:32
Subject: Waiting for your favorable reply

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