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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 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • abebe_adrian05@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?MR.=20ABEBE=20ADRIAN?=" <abebe_adrian05@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: abebe05@excite.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:39:51 +0530 (IST)
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE REQUIRED....


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: abebe_adrian05@yahoo.co.in




Dear Friend,



I am interested in establishing and operating a very viable business as a means of investment abroad. I do not know too well on how this is done in your country, So i will need you to help me in this regard.



My preference is any high profit yeilding investment idea, there in your country that you could come up with. I will also need you to help me to look for properties like homes and lands for sale as i am proposing to invest the sum of Twenty-Five Million United States Dollars ($25,000,000 USD) for this. I do not know if you can and will be of help to me.



For a brief on my personality; I was a Federal Paymaster for the Nigerian Army for 17 years, i had worked majorly under the military regimes before my retirement precisely in May 2002. Now, i am into private local shipping but Business is not moving too well and things are crumbling. The Economy here is bad and above all the governments are too inquisitive.



I am 49 years of age, married with a wife, 4 lovely kids, a younger sister that is presently a doctor and also a brother that is a Teacher. I do hope that now you know a little about me, so would i want to know about your humble self.



My need for this business proposition and to acquire these properties is very urgent as i am planing to move out of my country with my family down to your country. I want you to also help in finding a good home where my family and i will live in.



Please i expect your good and prompt reply so that we can proceed swiftly. I will need your phone and fax numbers for easier communication with you if i am unable to access my emails.

Best Regards,

- MR. ABEBE ADRIAN

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