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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.
  • chalton_crutz11@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jim lucas" <jim_lucas5@xakep.ru>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:42:56 +0200
Subject: HELLO,


HELLO,

This is to let you know that the transfer of those funds has been succesful,
as you know what we encounter before you get some little set back due to one
thing or the other.And as you know, funds transfer is always very difficult
here in Africa but i had to do it under the cooperation of a new partner
from Korea.

But i still stand on our ealier agreement of your own share of
($1.2MILLION)from the funds.I try to maintain my words especially in terms
of business like this in case of another time.

Therefore, Contact my secretary ask him for($1.2MILLION)for your
compensation
His name is Chalton Crutz, his E-mail:
(chalton_crutz11@hotmail.fr)

1,Your Full Name..........
2,Delivery address........
3,phone number...........
4,email address...........

REGARDS
Dr.Jim lucas

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