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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.
• 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.
  • italikin@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jean klin <evagelistjeanklin@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: italikin@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:22:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


AKUKALIA TRADING COMPANY
P.O.BOX 815
KADUNA STATE
NIGERIA
TEL:2348037577322
EMAIL:italikin@yahoo.com

Dear Sir

My name is mr Akukalia kingsley chinedu i am the managing director of akukalia trading company here in nigeria dealers of phones.Isaw your advert here in nigeria in the internet and i will like to buy some of your product.

Pls sir i will start by your company sending my company an invitation letter of visit,so that i can be able to come over your country and make my own choice of buying and i will go to the embassy here in nigeria and apply for my visa.

Therefore you can email me or call my numberto let me know the prizes of each goods i am going to buy

Therefore here is my docunment:
NAME:AKUKALIA KINGSLEY CHINEDU
PASSPORT NO:A3724119A
GENDER:MALE
COUNTRY:NIGERIA

Sir i will like to have this invitation letter by this week lastest

Thanks and hope to here from your company soon

AKUKALIA KINGSLEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
AKUKALIA TRADING
COMPANY ____A_KC___________
SIGN



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