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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.
  • drgoodlouckjames1@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Goodluck James <drjamesgoodluck1@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: drgoodluckjames1@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:49:37 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Respond Urgent,


FROM==DR GOODLUCK JAMES
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK
ACCRA GHANA

ATTENTION==ACCOUNT OWNER 11/4/2008.

URGENT TRANSFER OF $10.5USD MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WEST APEX BANK (ADB) JUST APPROVED OUR BANK TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $10.5 USD MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDAITELY.

YOU’RE ADVICED TO RECONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS TO AVOID MISTAKE OR REDIRECTION OF FUNDS TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT BASED ON THE DISCRIPANCES GOING ON IN THE BANKING SECTOR.

NOTE YOUR ARE CALL DR GOODLUCK JAMES ON 233249978479 FOR YOUR TRANSFER PIN NUMBER AND YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITHIN 24 HOURS TO AVOID SENDING THIS FUNDS BACK AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DR GOODLUCK JAMES
DIRECTOR INTERONTINENTAL BANK GHANA .
drgoodlouckjames1@yahoo.co.in


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