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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.
  • samson0tudor@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOU MUST READ THIS" <info31alpha@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samsontudor1@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:31:11 +0100
Subject: DID YOU GET MY LETTER? PLS REPLY


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Hi
I am SAMSON TUDOR. I work with the International Clearing House and
securities limited here in Ghana,.
On the Job recently I discovered $6 million USD in my company with no
beneficiary and the depositor is dead.
That means my company has lost track of its owner.therefore the fund will
remain unclaimed forever unless you we work together to our benefit.
I want to give you the account information so u contact the right department
in my company as the beneficiary and receive the money in your country where
I will come to take my share (75%).
But first i need these information about your so I can programme your
information in our data base as the beneficiary with that you can request
the fund be moved to anywhere you choose.
YOUR FULL NAME
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
PHONE
FAX
EMAIL
Age
Sex
Occupation
Company name
Your position in your company
Marital status
Country of origin
Country of residence
Please forward these information to samson0tudor@gmail.com

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