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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • michael.lexington0012@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • michael.lexington1uk@uk2.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EURO.MILLIONS.LOTTERY.OFFICE UK EURO.MILLIONS.LOTTERY.OFFICE UK <michael.lexington1uk@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:37:39 -0600
Subject: URGENT:EMAIL FROM MICHAEL.LEXINGTON


Dear: Normand Urnerzer,

I am in receipt of your email.

I have been on hoilday with members of my family in ireland,i resumed my office today to find out that your won draft is still not yet claimed i called the courier company and asked them what happened why was your parcel not delivered to you. and all they told me was that they did not hear from you again afater 7working days .

I read through the last email you sent to me i found out that maybe you are lost or somthing i am not a kid either am i a fool my job is to direct you and enusre your won funds gets to you without any problem . for your information i have worked with this organization for 11yrs i am 52yrs old and i have never seen a writing so stupied as yours if you were chatted in the past how does that affect your winning prize. if you dont want to come forward to claim your won funds then write to us that you are not intrested and you will never come back later in future or sue this company in terms of your won prize.

Do have a nice day

Reply to my email. michael.lexington0012@yahoo.co.uk, michael.lexington1uk@uk2.net

Michael.lexington

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