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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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • t_egbon@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tunde-egbon" <tunde-egbon@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:36:19 -0600
Subject: Dear Friend.



Dear Sir


My name is Mr Tunde Egbon, I am the Accountant of the Late Mrs,Stella Obasanjo
the wife of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Mrs, Stella Obasanjo just died on the early hours of Sunday 23rd October 2005
in a hospital in Spain where she went for a surgical operation. Before her
death,she placed the sum of Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars
(U.S.$27,000,000) in a security company in Europe.However, the Security
Company does not know of the content of the boxes in their vault.

I happened to know of the content of these boxes because I am her accountant
handling all the her financial matters. The documents of these funds are in my
position so I seek assistance to get the funds out without her family knowning.

I do hereby seek a trust worthy person who is ready and willing to help in the
collection of these funds from the security company, meanwhile any one that is
willing and ready to assist as requested will get 30% from the total sum.

Please respond back with your full contact information if you are willing to
assist on this matter to, Email, t_egbon@myway.com View web site bellow for
obituary of late Mrs.Stella Obasanjo.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

Regards,

Mr Tunde Egbon,,

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