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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • bankanthony3300@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bank anthony <bankanthony6666@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: bankanthony3300@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:25:38 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


compliments of the season
I am Bank Anthony I represent a top mining company executive in South Africa. I have a very sensitive and private brief from this top executive to ask for your partnership to re-profile funds totally Twenty Million United States Dollars. ( $20,000,000.00)

I will give the details of how we intend to proceed,this is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 15% for your "management fees", if I am able to reach terms with you.

If you are interested, please write me back by private email bankanthony3300@yahoo.co.uk to and provide me with your full names, telephone/cell numbers and private email address and I will provide further details. Please keep this close to your chest as much as possible; we are still in acting service.

Regards,
Dr.Bank Anthony
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