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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • solomonkhady@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Solomon Khady <solomonkhady@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: solomonkhady5000@maktoob.com
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:33:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL


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



- My dear friend,I am MR.SOLOMON KHADY, the manager of incharge of auditing and accounting section of BANK OF AFRICA here in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.I am writing to Seek your interest over a transaction.In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S$16.2M dollars in an account belonging to one of our foreign customer Who died alongside with his entire family on Monday, 19th July, 2003 in a plane crash in Kenya.I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.I wait for your reply as for the vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.Vital information like text of application which you will re-type and send to our bank either by fax or bank email address for the approval to take place.view this site. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html.I wait for your reply Thanks MR.SOLOMON KHADY

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