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

Fraud email example:

From: Awa Gloria <gloriaawa30@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:52:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello


My name is Miss Gloria Awa 24 years old never married. l saw your profile today at and after going through it many times then l made up my mind to contact you as my friend. so l want you to write back to me through my email address so that l will give you my picture and for you to know who l am. (gloriaawa@yahoo.co.uk). l hope to see your mail ok. lt is from me,
Miss Gloria Awa
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