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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:

• 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.
  • williamwilcox09@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "William Wilcox"<jyxjfrpc@public1.wx.js.cn>
Reply-To: <williamwilcox09@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:42:45 +0100
Subject: please read

Good day,
My name is Mr.William Wilcox, I work in the Euro Million Lottery.
I have a proposal for you. I can make you a winner of 4,528,000GBP in the ongoing Euro million online sweepstakes promo, if you are willing to share the proceeds with me 50-50.

Just a brief, you just have to register online for the lottery draws online; due to my position in the company I can make it happen that you will be a winner of the above stated amount. Obviously, everybody would like to play a lottery if they are assured of winning. I am assuring you today that you will be a winne, please do not
take for granted this once in a life time opportunity as we both stand to collectively gain from this at the success of the transaction.

Should you be willing to assist me in this transaction please send your name, address and phone number to williamwilcox09@sify.com

Regards,

Mr.William Wilcox

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