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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • mikeezekhome@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mikeeze1@terra.es" <mikeeze1@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 18:06:42 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED



URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Attn:

I am looking for your co-operation in building a Tourist Hotel/shopping Mall or Real Estate in your country. I am sorry if this is not in line with your business. I need an experienced person like you to assist me to set up, develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually,We are also open to any advise from you on any good busines you may propose.

My Name is Chief Mike Ezekhome,Lawyer to the embattled former Governor of one of the oil rich state (Bayelsa State) in Nigeria Chief Diepreye Solomon Peters Alamieyeseigha,JP

He has been impeached and arrested and still in custody and his Bank accounts has been frozen. Read this contents to see for yourself:
http://www.odili.net/news/source/2005/dec/21/5.html

He has told me in confidence that he kept some money amounting to 35million in two boxes and kept with a Security Vault here.All I need is a trust worthy and capable person to receive this boxes on his behalf and investment it in a good and profitable business as proposed above.This boxes will be shiped to your address through the help of a Diplomat via a diplomatic courier company.We cannot do this now in our names,this is why I need your assistance to move out the funds so that the money is not discovered and siezed by the Government, as they have done to his Bank Accounts and other funds.

At this point I want to assure you that your true consent, full cooperation and confidentiality are all that are required for us to take full advantage of this opportunity as every modalities for successfull conclusion has been put in place.

I look forward to hearing from you soon through this email address: mikeezekhome@myway.com.

Best Ragards,


Barr.Mike Ezekhome






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