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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.
  • elixir_2@hotmail.co.uk
  • frankgarvida_confidential@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bobby Bright" <preachaman76@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:53:09 -0400
Subject:

From :  Frank Darvida <elixir_2@hotmail.co.uk> Reply-To :  <frankgarvida_confidential@yahoo.es> Sent :  Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:55 PM Subject :  BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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BUSINESS PROPOSAL    FROM:Mr.Frank Garvida  Alpha Rheintal Bank(Switzerland)  Auerstrasse 1 Postfach ch-9442 Berneck.    Hello,    I apologize for this intrusion; I decided to contact you through email due to the urgency involved in this matter. My name is Frank Garvida, I work in a bank in Switzerland. I need your co-operation in receiving USD8.6M that has been in a dormant account at my bank for over 10 years. I need you to partner with in this transaction and I offer a considerable percentage.    I will provide you with detailed information on the modalities of this operation once I have your interest but I must say that trust flourishes business. Therefore let your conscience towards this proposal be nurtured with sincerity. I don't think I need to spell out the importance of secrecy in this matter considering the amount involved. I will bring you up to date with all the information as soon as I hear from you. If I don't hear from you within a certain period I will assume you are not interested and will solicit for a new partner, but if you know you are interested let me know.    Thank you.  Frank Garvida

Bobby G. Bright Jr.

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