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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.
  • n_fe03@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Njuguna Felista" <n_fe02@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: n_fe03@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:45:01 +0100
Subject: Njuguna Felista

My Dear,

May the blessing of God be upon you and grant you
the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation
and how much I need your help.

I am Njuguna Felista 38 years old from Dakar Senegal I am
writing to express my interest in real estate or landed properties
in your country. Though my husband died couple of months
ago of high blood plash

Before his untimely death, he instructed me to leave the country
for my safety and start up a business somewhere out side Africa.
The sum of (2.3m) US dollars was deposited in a security and finance
company in Europe by my late husband Actually,

I have never met you before, it was a friend of my husband who happened
to be present at his burial that advised me to consider your country for
my investments. After due consideration, I started searching the
web side where I got your email address.

No one else is aware of my proposal to you. Due to social,
economic and political in stability in West African region,
I decided to seek your assistance in transferring this money
into your private or institutional account for investment purposes.
I have all the vital documents that covers the deposit which could
be faxed to you upon request.

Please i need the highest trust and confidence between both parties.
For your assistance to me i will compensate you as soon as
you receive the money in your account and for me to come
and meet you for a nice investment in your country.

Your quick response will be appreciated

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

at n_fe03@yahoo.com

Yours Sincerely,

Njuguna Felista

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