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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.
• 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.
  • astrashipline@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • astrashipline@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: astratours office <astrashipline@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:38:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: HELLO FROM ASTRA SHIPPING LINES CANADA


Hello from astra shipping lines canada
Am Broend Frigs the Manager of Astra Ship Lines Canada our company need workers around the world , people who are hard working that can work on board our shipping lines, we will help to bring you here by given you an Employment letter which will enable the canadian immigration to process your visa into canada .
So if you are intrested you can reach me for more informations or you can send me your address so that i will reach you with all informations.or you contact via email astrashipline@yahoo.ca or astrashipline@gmail.com


Thanks from
Madam Broend Frigs
Astra Manager
Canada


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