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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.
  • fatima_101love@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Fatima Tazi <fatimalove2@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fatima_101love@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:21:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HAND OF LOVE


Hello,
My name is Fatima. I am a nice young lady seeking for my hearthrob and love.
Because I am tired of loneliness and dull life I searched and saw your profile today and accepted you believing we match each other for love and friendship. My email address is fatima_101love@yahoo.co.uk I look up to you to extend your hand of love and friendship as I did.Remember that distance, race,age, language, colour,country,tradition,creed,religion and culture are no barrier to our relationship of love and friendship. It is only our positive interest of love that matters.I will tell you more about myself in my next mail.
Cheers .
Fatima.

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