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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:

• 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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • karl_newe1022@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: newe_karl000@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:17:52 +0000
Subject: Re:Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,
First of all I want you to Know that this is not a scam mail.Because based on what is going on all over the internet world, people find it very difficult to believe things like this any more.If you can guarantee me from your own side, yourtrust,honestly I will be able to work with you.I will appreciate if you can come down your self and see things for your self before we proceed and this will make things clearer for you.

But Why I 'm sending you this letter, I think if that situation has a place in internet, maybe one guy from 1000 has a real fund for transaction.
I am Karl U. Newe, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the WILL of late client Mr. Richard Gordon,who worked as an,
independent oil Business magnate in my country, and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2004. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2004,I have written several letters to the embassy with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives who shall be claima please reply for more details below is my private email address.
karl_newe1022@yahoo.co.uk

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