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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.
  • robinnoah6@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Robinson Noah" <robinnoah20@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: robinnoah6@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 14:06:57 +0000
Subject: Investment partnership

GOOD DAY ,

HOPE THINGS ARE MOVING SMOOTHLY.MY NAME IS ROBBINSON NOAH,I AM THE SON OF
LATE DR. MONA NOAH THE FORMAL SPECIAL ADVICER TO MINISTER OF FINANCE AND THE
FORMAL MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFEARS WHO DIED BY MOTOR ACCIDENT IN HIS HOME
TOWN IN GAMBIA. I WRITE THIS E-MAIL TO SEEK FOR A POSSIBLE INVESTMENT
CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN YOUR COMPANY.IT WILL BE MY GLADNESS TO GO
INTO A POSSIBLE INVESTMENT CO-OPERATION WITH YOU.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF OF MY LATE FATHER HE HAVE SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY IN HIS
FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHICH AM HIS NEXT OF KIN, I INHERITED IT BUT I DONT HAVE
EXPEIRANCE IN INVESTING IT.NOW MY MOTHER SUGGESTED THAT WE SHALL CONTACT
YOU TO GO INTO A FORM OF JOINT VENTURE INVESTMENT TO ENABLE YOU HANDLE
THIS FUND FOR US.IF YOU ARE INTERNESTED DO RESPOND TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS IN GREATER DETAILS.I LOOK FORWARD TO READ FROM YOU.
YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME AT EMAIL,robinnoah6@hotmail.com

BEST WISHES
ROBBINSON NOAH.

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