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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.
  • goodkhu002@terra.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Goodluck Khumalo <goodkhu002@yahoo.pl>
Reply-To: goodkhu002@terra.com
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:05:36 GMT
Subject: Please Confirm Receipt Of My Mail




LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
25 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7HN
UNITED KINGDOM

From :Mr Goodluck Khumalo
Email:goodkhu002@terra.com


Attn.

This is to direct an urgent business proposal to you.I am Mr Goodluck Khumalo. I am a south African citizen,but i reside in the North of London,where i work as an account officer in Lloyds Bank. I got your contact from an email directory though I simply have not met with you before. I would be needing your attention in making a business transaction that directly involves you. Owing to the urgency of this transaction,i would appreciate an immediate response from you to confirm the receipt of my mail. As soon as i get this response from you,I will furnish you with details of the transaction and the urgency at which i need to get the funds transfered out of London to you.
Please make your response with the urgency that i require.


Kind regards,
Mr Goodluck Khumalo...

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