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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • mrslinda_ojo3@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrslinda_ojo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Mrs.Linda=20Ojo?=" <mrslinda_ojo3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 23:43:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrslinda_ojo3@yahoo.co.uk

My Dear,


I am Mrs.Linda Ojo. From Nigeria, I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of some Months ago.


My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death, He was assassinated on january 2006 by the Business colleuges and the following politi before his death, he made a deposit to a security company there in Switzerland the sum of $57. Million Dollars and whereby the the security company do not know the contents of the box and all they know is family treasures, because the time my late husband made the deposit with them he told them that the consignment will be ship to his foreign associate in oversea.


I want you to do me a favour to receive the consignment as my late husband foreign associate in oversea in your country, so that I will come over to your country with my only son Kevin by name and start a new life.


I have planes to do investment in your country, like real Estate and Industrial production, this is my reason for writing to you.


Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son, indicate your interest in replying soonest, I will ofer you 40% of the total money.


Further more,i would like you're urgent response as soon as possible with my private E-Mail : mrslinda_ojo@yahoo.co.uk


Thanks and best regards.



Madam Linda Ojo

- Mrs.Linda Ojo

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