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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • wanaga_m18@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mbano Wanaga <wanaga_m18@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:22:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WE NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: wanaga_m18@yahoo.com



- DEAR SIR/MADAM,My Name is Mbano Wanaga. This mail may come to you as a surprise base on the fact that, we have not met. I got your contact from a directory in search for a reliable personality that could understand our situation to help us.I am a Zimbabwe citizen presently taking refugee in GHANA. Due to crises in my country coupled with the assassination of my late father MR Desmond Wanaga who was killed by PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE war veteran associate who are calling for the white collection of farm land from all white settlers which is wrong. My father due to his stand over these issues fell out with the ruling party of PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. Now myself, my kid sister and my mother had to flee from our country to find refuge here in GHANA Before the death of my father he was a major dealer of Diamond and Merchandise. He secretly moved these funds acquired from various sales amounting to $20 million dollars in trunk-boxes and deposited it in a security deposit com!
pany in Ghana for i, my kid sister and my mother. Mr.David Saul who was suppose to receive this consignment in NEW YORK, Was demanding for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on for any reason,that was why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately, and search for another Beneficiary who can help us receive the consignments over there in new york. WE Will give you 20% of the total fund involve for your assistance,because that was the former agreement we have with our foreign partner Mr.DAVID SAUL before he later change is mind because of his greed that is why i and my mother put a stop to the delivery to him ,please if you are willing to help us. kindly reply us to m_wanaga@live.com for more details. Thanks and God Bless. Yours Sincerely Mbano wanaga.

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