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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.
• 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.
  • kelvin_mark80@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emmanuel ikemefuna <kingstinboy@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 05:05:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: KINDLY ASSIST ME


DEAR SIR/MIS,
I AM A SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD BOY, BORN 1989 FEBUARY 3RD, PRESESNTLY IN BUDUMBORA REFUGEE CAMP IN ACCRA GHANA, I AM FROM SIERRA-LEONE AFTER THE WAR BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA-LEONE AND REBELS I COUL,NT FIND MY PARENTS AND I AM THE ELDEST CHILD IN THE FAMILY, I HAVE MY LAWER, AND THE DOCUMENT OF CLAIMS,, OF THREE MILLION ONE HUNDRED, UNITED STATE DOLLARS DEPOSITED BY MY DAD IN A SECURITY /FIANCE HOUSE IN ACCRA GHANA, AND SOME TRESSURE OF GOLD AND DIAMOND WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLAS THE ADVISE FROM MY LAWYER IS TO FIND SOME ONE OR AN INSTITUTE OF ORGANISATION TO STAND ON MY BE HALF, I NEED SOME ONE TO ASSIST ME TO RETRIVE THE MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFER IT, INTO A FOREIGN ACOUNT OVERSEAS AND HELP ME TO GET A SCHOOL TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION OVER THERE, IN ASPECT OF TRASFERING THE MONEY A TOTAL OF TEN PERSENT WILL BE FOR MISCELIOUS EXPENCISS THAT MAY OCCUR DURING TRANSFER PROCESS, AND 30 PERSENT WILL BE FOR YOU. I SWIFTLY AWAIT YOUR SINCERE RESPONDS.YOU CAN
GET TO ME FOR MORE INFOR AT KELVIN_MARK80@YAHOO.COM.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
KELVIN MARK


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