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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.
  • patrick83chankw@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patrick chan <patrickkwchan106@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <patrick83chankw@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 21:15:44 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.



Dear Prospective partner, Greetings of the day to you.Though you might be apprehensive receiving these email from me as we have not met before,neverthless,i want us to build the right mutual understanding amongst ourselves so we can work together regards concern and thus register success with this trasnaction as all is well planned. My name is Patrick Chan,I work with the Hang Seng Bank,Hong kong.I have a Business Proposal of $24,500,000.00 for you to handle on behalf of me from my bank.I will need you to help in transferring the above funds from Hong Kong to your country.I need to know if you will be able to handle this with me? Should you be interested please send me your full names,private phone number and current residential address. Finally, after that I shall provide you with more details of this operation.Please email me with your position with my private email address patrick83chankw@yahoo.com.hk so that we can have an understanding to commence necessary arrangements. I hope to hear from you soon. Kind Regards, Patrick Chan. Email:patrick83chankw@yahoo.com.hk
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