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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.
  • fredrick53momoh@yahoo.com
  • real_exchange@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fredrick Momoh" <real_exchange@fastermail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:45:42 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance!!

From: Fredrick Momoh.
Email: fredrick53momoh@yahoo.com Or :real_exchange@fastermail.com
Telephone Number:+22508375565.

Dear One,
My Name is Fredrick Momoh. I am 22 years old. I wish to ask for your assistance in the execution of a financial transaction which I will like to invest in the area of manufacturing and the management of real estate and goods in your country.

I have sixteen million five hundred thousand dollars Americains(US$16,500,000) which I would like to invest in the transaction and your assistance by receiving the funds on your account in your country. I will liberally give you 15% of all the sum for your assistance please immediately contact me on my private address:
email:fredrick53momoh@yahoo.com Or real_exchange@fastermail.com OR :real_exchange@fastermail.com
For more explanation. While waiting for your answer.

Thanks and God bless you.
Fredrick Momoh

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