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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.
  • maryudodo@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary udodo <maryudodo@maryudodo.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:03:25 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Mary Udodo


From Mary Udodo
I am contacting you in order to ask for your
asistance on a very confidental business proposal with full financail
benefit for both of us,I m not does people that work from internet to
internet this proposal is specialy for you.
First,it took me 4 mouths to find your contact,in this business all i
need is your trust for us to work it out.But before i explain the reason
let me tell you about my situation.
Since my husband got assassinated last year ,my
children and i have been in trouble with our king.Before the death he
had $15 million USD,over-invoiced government money in his care.
Presently,I am the only one with access to the money and nobody has
the knowledge of this situation.This money has be considered lost by
our king and officials who conspired to steal it before entrusting it
to my late husband.
When i late locate the document leading to the
where abouts of the money,i hired a financial consultant who went and
found the status of things and where it is kept.But unfortunately my
late husband safe-desposited the money in a security firm in europe.
If you accept to work with me, i am ready to give you 30%of the entire
amount.if your answer is positive then i will need you to send me an
Email thru: maryudodo@netscape.net . At which time i will explain
thesteps to you in details in my response to your Email.
I have pray and my spirit tells me you can be of help. But if for any
reason you do not want to do this business Stay bless This massege must
not be discussed with third party,and be blessed as you heed to this.
Thanks for your understanding.
your Faithfully
Mary Udodo

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