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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • 20tamarfinanceltd@gmail.com
  • nceltd@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: tamarfinancelimited@googlemail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:22:03 +0800 (CST)
Subject: 2009 NEW YEAR EMAIL LOTTO WINNER



2009=20NEW=20YEAR=20EMAIL=20LOTTO=20WINNER

=20=20=20=20=20Dear=20Prize=20winner,

Congratulations=20Category=20A=20prize=20winner!=20You=20have=20been=20selec=
ted=20as=20one=20of=20two=20winners=20of=20the=20UK=20NATIONAL=20LOTTO=20200=
9=20NEW=20YEAR=20PROMO,computer=20ballot=20draws=20and=20thus=20will=20be=20=
a=20privileged=20recipient=20of=20the=20grand=20draw=20prize=20of=20=A2G2,50=
0,000.00=20From=20a=20total=20sum=20of=20=A2G5,000,000.00=20shared=20among=20=
the=202=20winner=20in=20this=20category.=20You/Your=20company,=20attached=20=
to=20Winning=20File=20Reference=20number=20NLUK/2030/0181/08;=20ticket=20num=
ber=20101-OIO-77/A.

Contact=20your=20claims=20agent:

MRS.=20Susan=20EDWARDS
TRANSFER=20OFFICER
TAMAR=20FINANCE=20LTD=20UK
Email:=20tamarfinanceltd@gmail.com
TEL:=20+44=20701=20115=202991

Please=20Send=20to=20MRS.SUSAN=20EDWARDS.=20the=20information=20below=20via=20=
her=20company=20email=20for=20the=20processing=20and=20transfer=20of=20your=20=
win=20to=20you:=20EMAIL:=20tamarfinanceltd@gmail.com

LOTTERY=20CLAIMS=20PERSONAL=20DETAILS

Full=20Name:=20___Complete=20Address____Country:_____Age:_____Sex:__=20marit=
al
status:____Occupation:____Telephone:_____Fax:____E-mail:_____

Congratulations=20once=20again=20from=20all=20our=20staff=20and=20thank=20yo=
u=20for=20being=20part=20of=20our=20promotions=20program.=20You=20advised=20=
to=20send=20your=20filled=20Lottery=20Winnings=20Claims=20Form=20to=20your=20=
claims=20agent=20via=20her=20email=20address>>=20EMAIL:=20Email:=20tamarfina=
nceltd@gmail.com

Yours=20faithfully,
Mrs.Mercy=20Abuse
Online=20coordinator
UK=20NATIONAL=20LOTTO

---=3D=3DMailed=20via=20FGU=3D=3D---

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