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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • annben2424@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANN NORMAN" <samahmedright@gmail.com>
Reply-To: annben2424@jmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:29:45 +0100
Subject: I NEED A TRUST ONE.


*

I need a trust one. am Ann Norman the only child of my father am writing to
you from refugees camp Liberia, I have opportunity of writing to you from my
church here in refugees camp am from Canada, My father work with chevron oil
company here as the payment Director before his dead with my mother least 2
years in Liberia war, Since then am here in refugees camp, My father has
9.700.00.000 (USD) with First bank , I went you to present yourself by
writing to them as the son of late Mr. Ben Norman from Canada bank know's
that my father has a son and a girl but they don't know my brother is dead
here in refugees camp Liberia so you have at fast, And as bank to transfer
the fund into your account, I contact bank from camp here they ask me of my
brother or relatives am the only child of my father now, Reply to me
immediately so that I can inform you on what to do. (**
annben2424@jmail.co.za*<http://mail.google.com/src/compose.php?send_to=annben2424%40jmail.co.za>
*) Thank you, Miss Ann Norman I NEED A TRUST ONE.
*

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