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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • rosesanchezdesk@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FIFA 2007 <fifaquiz5@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:23:30 -0600
Subject: FIFA QUIZ PROMO,2007(win US$3 million)



FROM: FIFA WORLD CUP QUIZ PROMO, 2007LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC), GERMANY

You have the opportunity to win the first FIFA WORLD CUP QUIZ PROMO of the year 2007 organized in GERMANY by FIFA and sponsored by COCA-COLA COMPANY. Your email address was extracted from our computer database soccer fans worldwide and thus would be a recipient of the grand draw prize of US$3,00,000 (three million United States Dollars) if you answer the three quiz below correctly.

This programme is launched, developed and designed to ensure that the public enjoys the financial benefits in Soccer because without them there is no FIFA, no soccer and no talents.
QUIZ:
1. Which ountry won the first world cup?2. Which ountry won the 2006 world cup? 3. Which country will host the next world cup finals in 2010?

Send your answerS to the prize co-ordinator FIFA WORLD CUP QUIZ PROMO (Mrs. Roseline Sanchez) via E-mail: rosesanchezdesk@yahoo.de
Yours faithfully. Klaus Hoffesen FIFA WORLD CUP QUIZ PROMO, 2007Germany

N/B: PLS DO NOT REPLY TO THIS ADDRESSES, ONLY SEND YOUR ANSWERS, COMMENTS AND DETAILS TO MRS. ROSELINE SANCHES VIA E-MAIL: rosesanchezdesk@yahoo.de
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