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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federation international de football association" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • prince.charleson@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mervin nkuma40 <mervin.nkuma40@msn.com>
Reply-To: <prince.charleson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:47:18 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS




BID BOARD

#4TH FLOOR FIDELITY HOUSE

BRYANSTON JOHANNESBURG 2009 SOUTH AFRICA



You are a winner of the Bid Board promotion, held in Johannesburg South Africa. You have won USD$800,000.00,also a free ticket to the 2010 football worldcup in South-Africa.Below are your winning informations:

Batch # 18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL.

Reference #: LLI/240142/011





CONTACT MR.PRINCE CHARLESON

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATEPAYMENT

EMAIL: prince.charleson@gmail.com

Do contact him with these information's:

Your Full Name

Date of Birth

Your Contact Address

Country of Origin

Your Phone&Fax Number

Age

Sex

Marital Status

Occupation

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN Bid AUTHORITY.AND SUPPORTED BY: (Federation international de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

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