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

Fraud email example:

From: gauntlet gauntlet <gauntlet009@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:29:35 +0100
Subject: WAARSCHUWING VOOR OPLICHTING DOOR NEP LOTERIJ



HALLO LUITJES KIJK UIT ALS JE EEN EMAIL ONTVANGT ZOALS ONDERSTAAND BERICHT DAT JE EEN LOTERIJ GEWONNEN HEBT.NA ENIG ONDERZOEK BEN IK ERACHTER GEKOMEN DAT DIT AFKOMT VAN CRIMINELEN HET ADRES WAT BV IN DE MAIL STAAT IS NEP DAAR ZIT EEN TAXI BEDRIJF IN ENGELAND DUS GEEN LOTERIJ ZIJ PROBEREN ALS JE REAGEERT JE ALLERLEI GEGEVENS AFHANDIG TE MAKEN BV ADRES BANKREKNR EN NOEM MAAR OP ADVIES IS IS SIMPEL GOOI MAILTJE WEG REAGEER NIET ALS IS HET NOG ZO VERLEIDELIJK. From: premier_league_lottery@yahoo.com.hk> Subject: Ref:PRLUK/56POLG/02> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:13:28 -0400> > > Premier League Lottery Sweepstakes,> Corporate Headquarters,> 91 Station Road,> West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7LT,> United Kingdom.> *****************************> Ref:PRLUK/56POLG/02> Batch: 02/78/2010> *****************************> > NOTIFICATION

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