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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:
  • "reward you with 30%" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • hfinance_1972@yahoo.com
  • hfinance_1972@hotmail.com
  • mrs_joy_edozie2006@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joy edozie <mrs_joy_edozie2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:16:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thanks for your assistant


My Dear VICTIMNAME

I thank you so much for your reply and also your assistant in this transaction to help me,I want you to receive this morning and invest it for me in your country,there is noting like problem to involve in this transaction,if there is any problem i will not contact you for the help.i will be coming to meet you with my only daugther mercy as soon as the finance company transfer this money to you,I wanted to invest the money here in africa but the finance company told me to look for a foreign partner that will assist me and invest this money outside africa. My Dear i am seriours in need of your help,I am a woman of 55 years and i cannot lie to you,I am saying all this because of so called fraud all over the world now,there is noting like that in this transaction,I swear with my Late husband grave,I need your help.I am going to send the document of this transaction to you, as soon as you conclude with the Finance Company.With the meeting i had with the Finance Company
today,They are willing to help me,The Finance Company Foreign Operation Director Dr.Bernard Chibuzo Instructed me to tell you to contact him with this email address:hfinance_1972@yahoo.com or hfinance_1972@hotmail.com
so that they will inform you on how they will transfer the fund to you .contact Dr.Bernard Chibuzo and get back to me. I will reward you with 30% from the total money.Tell him that you are my partner that i want you to receive the money my late husband deposited with them,i have told them about you today.Thisis my private Telehpon number 234-80-20593186,My Private emailis:mrs_joy_edozie2006@yahoo.fr contact me with this email:mrs_joy_edozie2006@yahoo.fr,Contact the finance Company as soon as you receive this message,They are waiting to hear from you,contact them and get back t o me.

I am waiting to hear from you

Thanks so much for your assistance.

Mrs Joy Edozie


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