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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • markdonovan77@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mark" <markymil@excite.com>
Reply-To: markdonovan77@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:36:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: TREAT VERY URGENT


















Dear FriendI am a UK soldier serving in the military with the Third (3rd) infantry Division in Iraq (US Coalition Force).I got your information from World Population Achieves Data at the US military library during my quest for reliable investor.I have a profiling amount of money that I seek your help to secure for me and few colleagues of mine. Your assistance in this venture will be handsomely rewarded based on legal agreement and the principal sum held on trust by you for a period of 1 year.If you are interested in partnering with me, please provide me with the following:YOUR NAME IS FULLYOUR OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSAs soon as I hear from you, I will disclose my full identity to and the procedural modalities to ensure the success of the deposit under your custody.I look forward for your urgent response.Regards Mark Donovan Respectfully Submitted NB: Forward your response to my direct email address markdonovan77@yahoo.co.uk.





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