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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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• 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.
  • maryudodo2@telkom.net

Fraud email example:

From: "mary udodo" <maryudodo97@msn.com>
Reply-To: maryudodo2@telkom.net
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:26:20 +0000
Subject: My name is Mary Udodo (from Swaziland)

My name is Mary Udodo (from Swaziland)

I am contacting you in order to ask for your asistance on a very confidental
business proposal with full financail benefit for both of us,I m not one of
thoes people that work from internet to internet this proposal is specialy
for you.

First,it took me 4 mouths to find your contact,in this business all i need
is your trust for us to work it out.But before i explain the reason let me
tell you about my situation.

Since my husband got assassinated last year ,my children and i have been in
trouble with our king.Before the death he had $15 million USD, over-invoiced
government money in his care.Presently,I am the only one with access to the
money and nobody has the knowledge of this situation.This money has be
considered lost by our king and officials who conspired to steal it before
entrusting it to my late husband.

When i late locate the document leading to the where abouts of the money,i
hired a financial consultant who went and found the status of things and
where it is kept.But unfortunately my late husband safe-desposited the money
in a security firm in europe.

If you accept to work with me, i am ready to give you 30% of the entire
amount.if your answer is positive then i will needyou to send me an Email
thru: maryudodo2@telkom.net. At which time i will explain the steps to you
in details in my response to your Email.I have pray and my spirit tells me
you can be of help. But if for any reason you do not want to do this
business
Stay bless This massege must not be discussed with third party,and be
blessed as you heed to this.

Thanks for your understanding.

your Faithfully

Mary Udodo

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