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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • miguelwayne05@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: miguelwayne79k@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:23:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dearest Friend


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: miguelwayne05@yahoo.com



- Dearest Friend This is a follow up to the first mail sent to you in relation to the estate of a late client. I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of 4,327,000.00(Four million three hundred and twenty seven thousand euro) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. Until his death he was a major share holder in big companies which include textile and construction's here in Europe and Asia, this mail is borne more out of my intentions to ensure that a dead man's wish is fulfilled. He was a very great man during his life time.He died on 9th January 2004 at the age of 68. Even though he was a foreigner living and working here, he requested before his death that he be buried in the country he has come to adopt as his own. He had a very popular quote "I regard here as My home and the people as my people for the whole world is nothing but one big village". We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds as you are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed on your response. If you are capable of forging ahead with this, we request that you kindly notify us immediately to enable us know what possible line of action we will undertake. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best Regards,Miguel Wayne

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