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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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• 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.
  • patrica_003@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patrica tano <patrica_003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 14:59:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I look appropriate to hear from you


Dear,
How is life, i hope all is well with you and your family, amen.
It will inpress me if you creat a chance to read through my proposal,
meanwhy i lost my mother on the octomber29th 2005.

Before she died,she qualified as the PRP adviser in republic of Ivory Coast.She is by name Mrs Vivan Williams whos serve for over 12 year of PRP post, before she died ,she made a through confession to me that she left $15.5 million US dollar in a bank here in cote d'ivoire.

My dear, please could you help me out to give me idea of foriegn
transaction in your country.If you do have any idea, please help me
out, and please for your interest we have to build up a good standed trust to enable us to work progressively in this measure transaction.

I will be so much concern and appreciative to you if you can show me how to send my late mothers income to your country.

Thanks

from yours faithfully Patricia Williams
I look appropriate to hear from you,
may God bless you aboundantly, amen.
if you wish to help me mail with dis

email :patrica_003@yahoo.fr




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