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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:

• 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.
  • auduwinker@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "auduwinker@terra.es" <auduwinker@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:03:32 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Act immediately




Act immediately concerning your money, I was sent here on off-shore inspect=
ion exercise with some bank officials, I am directly responsible for roundi=
ng off and reporting on all abandoned transactions over the years. I have j=
ust few days to do this. Be informed that your file is on my desk and from =
the information in the file, it has been resolved that you are the benefici=
ary of the funds but it has not been transferred to you due to inadequate t=
ransfer arrangement. You are hereby required to reply this email immediatel=
y, carefully including detailed information with which the transfer should =
be processed; I need your telephone numbers for more effective communicatio=
n. We apologize to you for the delay in this process. Vital note: Avoid any=
representative that has been handling this transaction for you in the past=
because the bank has noted some irregularities that may cause the confisca=
ting of your funds if you continue using your former representatives here f=
or the claims. You are hereby advised and warned to stop communicating and =
working with them at this point. Email me immediately so I help you through=
, feel free to ask questions if you have any.You may reach me with my alter=
native email adress:auduwinker@yahoo.com.=20

Best regards,=20

Mr Audu Winker.





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