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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:
  • "cashiers check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • madavirao@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "philip rao" <philiprao2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:57:52 +0100
Subject: Now contact MISS BIODUN MADAVI RAO

Dear SIR/PARTNER ,
Iam the new lawyer to ABACHA FAMILY -NIGERIA.I've gotten those funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from paraguay.Presently
I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with some share of the total
sum. meanwhile,We didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
in transferring those funds despite that it failed some how.

Now contact MISS BIODUN MADAVI RAO of DHL COURIER SERVICES
ABEOKUTA-NIGERIA on her email address at (madavirao@sify.com) ask her to
send you the total of $100.000.00 cashiers check which we kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist in this
matter, it is on cashiers check. The family appreciated your efforts at that
time very much. So feel free and get in touch with MADAVI and instruct
her where or how to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time, in the moment, Im very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to her
on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with
her,
she will send the check to you without any delay.
Regards,
PHILIP RAO ESQ

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