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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • andermannmr@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: johnson andermann <johnson_andermann10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <andermannmr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:02:23 +0200
Subject: Fund Relocation Re-Profiling



Compliments of the day!
Dear Sir/Madam

My Name is Andermann Johnson One of Executive Auditors of a Private Wealth Management Bank, here in South Africa. I am contacting you for a mutual beneficial business with believe that you will not disappoint us at last. What you are about to read might sound like a fiction but it is real. I have been mandated to contact you ,your Co-operation to present you to my bank as the next of kin/will beneficiary to my late client, Before his death, he has a bank balance with my bank to the tune of USD$47 Million dollar,

A businessman an American, who died since 2000. In an air crash along with his family You can confirm this from the website below.:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm business is how secret you keep it. The Strategy is to use my influence as Managers/directors of the bank to approve the funds to you. I will give you 26% for assistance, This transaction is hitch-free,Reply me for further clarification if you interested.
Email andermannmr@gmail.com

Regards.
Mr. Andermann Johnson

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