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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.
  • richardtulazikaras@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR RICHARD TULA ZIKARAS" <tularichard@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richardtulazikaras@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 23:22:51 +0400
Subject: DO WRITE ME BACK

Hello,
I am Richard Tula Zikaras, the Recruiting agent K &G Consultant Group., an establishment that deals in the Import and export of Cocoa butter cream, Rubber, Cotton, textiles and fabric materials. We are looking for a trustworthy representative in the United States that will aid as a link between us and our customers in Europe for getting and remitting our payments. I would like to know if you are interested, respond only if you will like to work from home (part-time) and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting your present job. (PAY IS GOOD) if you are interested, forward the following info. to my email address which is : richardtulazikaras@yahoo.com <mailto:richardtulazikaras@yahoo.com> FULL NAME: HOUSE ADDRESS (NOT P.O. BOX): PHONE NUMBER (S): GENDER: D.O.B: IDENTIFICATION TYPE: I would be expecting your email ASAP if you are interested and want to know more about this job.
Regards. RICHARD TULA ZIKARAS K & K Consultant Group. Stechford, Birmingham B33 8AH United Kingdom.

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