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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Lilian Ray" <candysweetlillianray@libero.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: candysweetlilianray@libero.it
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 02:28:07 +0100
Subject: *kiss* With love

Hello My Dear Friend,

How are you doing today? well I am of the hope that you are doing fine. My name is Lilian Ray, am a very simple honest, sincere, romantic with long hair and nice shape too Smile... quite honestly, It has been a boring week for me. So I'm sitting here listening to a wonderful CD by Hikaru Utada called Deep River and writing this letter to you. I got your email during my search on the net. Despite that I have not seen you in person, something really gave me a nice pleasure to communicate with you this season of love. Hope we can make a good friend, cos the best place to be is by the side of a good friend. I believe that friendship is a gift that is fair in all things. It roots from one's heart and involves memories that stay not for a while but for a lifetime. " My heart welcomes you" Am looking forward to meet a loving, honest and responsible man. So I wish we could be friends cos I believe you will appreciate a beautiful and intere!
sting girl in search of love. Thus you could not view my pics well here but I will send them immediately I hear from you via email (candysweetlilianray@libero.it) with that we can have a direct contact. Please I don't want to end up missing you, hope to hear from you soon. Kiss

Until then,
Have a nice day and think about me.
*kiss* With love.
Miss Lilian Ray.

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