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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • andy1kev@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: andy ke <andykev044@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:48:23 +0200
Subject: URGENTE


URGENTEESTIMADO AMIGO, PRESUMO QUE ESTE EMAIL SERÁ UNA SORPRESA A USTED, PERO ÉL ES VERDADERO. PARECÍ $12.500.000 QUE ES UNCLAIMED ADENTRO BANCO ESTÁNDAR DE SUR ÁFRICA,EN DONDE TRABAJE. EL FONDO DICHO PERTENECE A UNO DE NUESTRO ÚLTIMO CLIENTE QUE MURRIO LLAMADO MANFRED BACKER. PARA PERMITIRME HACER ESTA DEMANDA DE ESTOS $12.500.000.00, YO NECESITAR UNA COOPERACIÓN DE UN SOCIO EXTRANJERO COMO USTED ESO ME DARÁ LA AYUDA DE MAXIMUN REQUERIDA PARA HACER ESTA DEMANDA DE RECLAIMACIÓN SI ESTÁS INTERESADO, AMABLEMENTE PEDIRME MÁS DETALLE O INFORMACIÓN ENVIA MI UN EMAIL PRIVADO andy1kev@hotmail.com ATENTAMENTEANDERSON KEVIN
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