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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)
  • "top of the day to you" (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.
  • karlraphel01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Karl Raphel <karlraphel@easymail.hu>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:38:22 +0200
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam


Dear Sir/Madam

Top of the day to you.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this

business proposition having gone through your remarkable

profile on the internet.Though, this medium (Internet)has been

greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still

remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of

communication Let me crave your indulgence to introduce

myself to you I am Mr Mr.Karl Raphel chief executive officer of

Star Energy Group plc we are OPEC members who deal on

crude oil and raw material.

I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a

payment that is due to my colleagues for services and supplies

we rendered.my colleagues want someone in usa who has

Home Equity Line of Credit Account to receive the fund for

us.why we want someone with Equity line of credit account

was because of our previous exeperince where our

representative run away with our money. Please if you are

willing to assist,i will want you to furnish me with your

particulars, so as to enable me give you further details.

Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person,as more

payments will be made through you in the course of this

transaction.And more so you will be entitled to 10% of every

payment that you are able to recieve for us from our

customers.and all transfer charges would be deducted from the

pricipal amount.Please contact us for more information via

email
with the below informations filled out.
NAME..................................
AGE:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME..........................
OCCUPATION............................

We look forward in working with you.
Mr.Karl Raphel.
Email:(karlraphel01@yahoo.co.uk)

NB:Ignore this mail if you are not intrested in the offer
and you cannot handle large sums of money. Thank you
WE WE LOOK FORWARD IN WORKING WITH YOU

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam