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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 orphan 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.
  • marywalace713@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marywallace073 <marywallace073@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:03:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please,let me know your stand.

I want you to assist me in clearing this box from the security company and then transfering the fund inside the box into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also help me use this fund for lucrative investments in his or her place. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a
result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast(cote d'ivoire).The death of my father have actually brought sorrow to my life.I sincerely desire of your humbly assistance to come out of this stressing situation. Let me also know if ,


1. You will honestly help me as your daughter?
2. I can completely trust you?
3. 20% percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?

I wait to hear from you.Thank you so much.

My sincere regards,

Mary Wallace.
marywalace713@yahoo.com





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