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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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• 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.
  • john_caroline20@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "DR RICHARD" <dr.richard56@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:28:02 +0200
Subject: Contact my Account Keeper In MALI.


My dear,

I am very happy to inform you that I have succeeded in transferring the
fund out of my home Country with the help of a new partner from
Tuvalu, I am now in Tuvalu for an investment and Tuvalu is composed of 9
coral atolls along a 360 mile chain in Polynesia. They gained independence
in 1978 the former Ellice Islands (Brief).


Now, I want you to contact my secretary on the information below: Name:
John Caroline ask him to send to you the total sum of (USD$1.2Million)
in a bank draft, which I kept for you as a compensation, his
e-mail is: (john_caroline20@yahoo.fr) and send him the below information
to enable him deliver your bank draft to you ASAP.


1. YOUR FULL NAME:_________________
2. YOUR ADDRESS:____________________________
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________
4. OCCUPATION:_________________


Regards,
Dr.Richard.

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