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

Fraud email example:

From: "MR MARTIN CUTT" <martincutt70@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: martin.cutt@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 19:11:00 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPOND

N° 1CHERYL DERIVE JUBA HILL FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE

Dear Sir/Madam,
With regards, Am Mr Martin Cutt, Sales agent of [Multi Mining Sierra Leone Ltd].Due to the expansion in our local mining firm here dakar, Our board and Partners now decide to reach out to the International Market.Multi Mining
S/L Ltd is a company that was establish in the year 1999 by late Chief Edward Simbo in KONO[KONO DISTRICT] Which happen to be my boss then .

Presently we have Gold Dust of 75Kilo at hand now And incase your company need Gold bars our company here stand as a guarantor for provision. Our prices are moderate.

If interested in transacting business with our company kindly reach via email:(martin.cutt@yahoo.com) or phone headoffice in freetown sierra leone.[ Tel+232-33-713569].So that We can forward to you the company policy /price list.

Thanks in advance, looking forward to doing a long term business with your company.

Warm regards,

Martin Cutt

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