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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found 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.
  • julian.0007@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: Adam Jaroslav <adam.jaroslav@iex.cz>
Reply-To: julian.0007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:17:37 GMT
Subject: MY LAST WISH BELOVED !!!!!!!!




Dear Beloved,

I am Mrs.Julian Philip, the wife of Mr.Tony Philip; I am a citizen of The United States of America. My husband worked with the Chevron Oil Company in West Africa before he died in the year 2004.My husband deposited the sum Of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand US with a Bank in West Africa .

And the management just wrote to me as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I cannot ACTIVATE the ACCOUNT, the funds will be CONFISCATED. Presently, I'm in Hospital in Russia where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal Cancer.

Please, I need you to help me stand as a beneficiary of The Funds and help me disburse the money to the charity homes and I am willing to offer you 20% of the money if you help me disburse the funds Amongst the Charity homes. And for further communication on how we are going to conclude
this,you can reach me on my privat e-mail: julian.0007@yahoo.com.hk

May God bless you.

Mrs.Julian Philip

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