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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:

• 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.
  • happyjany2007@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: jennifer awa <myturn2shine2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:14:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: happyjany2007@yahoo.com


happyjany2007@yahoo.com
MY NAME IS JASMINE I AM A SINGLE GIRL NOT MARRIED
DONT HAVE ANY CHILDREN LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO UNDERSTAND LOVE AS TRUST AND FAITH RATHER SEEING IT AS A WAY OF FUN BUT A MATURED MAN WITH GOOD SCENCE OF HUMOR WHO IS RATIONAL I CAME ACROSS YOUR PROFILE IN THIS SITE AND PIC INTEREST IN YOU SO CONTACT ME WITH THIS ADDRESS (happyjany2007@yahoo.com) I BELIEVE WE CAN START FROM HERE . AWAITING YOUR REPLY SO I CAN SEND PICTURES FOR FURTHER INTRODUCTIONS
THANKS JASMINE

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