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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • ca_smith005@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CAMERON SMITH <ca_smith0039@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <paonfa02@yahoo.se>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 18:12:38 +0100
Subject: FOR CANDID PERUSAL



Dear Sir/Madam, PRIVATE MEMO It might be a surprising matter to see this kind of email/letter in your privacy, notminding; it is intentionally for you on this vital issue. Notwithstanding, I am Mr. Cameron smith, newly admitted Auditor to close Brothers treasury services based here in London. As a new Auditor in the firm I discovered some treasures(unclaimed) that are in custody with some of affiliated security firms. So I am informing you to serve as a go-between to make proper claims to those treasures. If you deem it necessary coming in partnership with me to claim aforementioned, you get back to me for more details/pieces of information. But if it comes to you unwanted please sorry for the inconvenience.. Least before I forget, there are no risk involve ,it is properly risk free. Thanks in anticipations,MR CAMERON SMITHCONTACT ME VIA:ca_smith005@yahoo.co.uk
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