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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.
  • mariansadaka@yahoo.co.uk
  • mariansadaka@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "MARIAN SADAKA" <mariansadaka@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:48:11 +0000
Subject: HELLO MY FRIEND

My Dear, How are you over there?. As for me, i am fine here in Dakar Senegal. My name is Miss marian sadaka, from ivory coast in west Africa presently residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar due to the civil war going on in my country. My late father Dr Patrick sadaka , was the personal advicer to the former head of state before the rebels attacked my house one early morning killing my mother and my father. It is only my brother and i that are alive now and we managed to make our way to nearby country Senegal where we are living now. I would like to know more about you. Your likes and dislikes, your hobbies and what you are doing presently. I will tell you more about myself in my next mail. I attach here my picture for you, though i am not all that photogenic,i hope you would'nt mind. i am waiting for your reply! e-mail me with address mariansadaka@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:mariansadaka@yahoo.co.uk>
thanks Miss marian sadaka.


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