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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.
  • ross_gary111@yahoo.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ross_gary124@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?roland=20williams?= <ross_gary111@yahoo.com.mx>
Reply-To: ross_gary@myway.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 17:52:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attest to this


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: ross_gary111@yahoo.com.mx

DEAR SIR



I AM MR WILLIAMS ROLAND THE FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE HERE IN NIGERIA.



DONT BE BOAERD ABOUT HOW I GOT YOUR MAIL.



JUST HAVE A LITTLE WORDS OF MINE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHICH I THINK IF YOU COULD GRANT ME THE FAVOURABLE REQUEST WOULD BOTH BE USEFUL FOR US.



WITH DUE RESPECT SIR MY STORY GOES LIKE THIS.



I HAVE A FRIEND NAMED MR TAFA BALOGUN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE HERE IN NIGERIA.

DURING HIS REGIME AS THE I G P OF POLICE HE EMBEZLLEDSOME AMOUNT OF MONEY WORTH 60,000,000 US $AND DUE TO THAT SOME CRIME AND CORRUPTION FIGHTER TOOK OVER NAMED EFCC AND DETECTED ABOUT 40,000,000$ AND ALL ACCESS HE OWNS BUT PRESENTLY NOW THEY ARE YET TO DETECT 30,000,000$ AND SO HE SENT HIS LAWYER TO ME THAT I SHOULD RENDER AN ASSISTANCE FOR HIM

BUT I TOLD HIM THE WAY IS BY TRANSFERING IT TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT



WITH DUE RESPECT SIR I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD GRANT THE REQUEST BE HELPING ME HIDE THE SUM OF MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND IF YOU SO WISH TO GIVE A FAVOURABLE AND POSITIVE REPLY MAIL IS ross_gary124@yahoo.com so all the consignment and document are with his lawyer anytime you wants to see can send to you

so till i hear from you back.



- roland williams

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