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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:

• 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.
  • dme2222@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: millicent osei <millicent_osei2002@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Need You!


Attention The Managing Director/Ceo


I got your contact from your embassy here in Ghana as a responsible businessman and that you can help me invest $18,400,000 in your country.

If this is possible please reply me urgently with all your full contact details so I can cross check them with the information I receive.

Respond urgently as time is very short to complete the deal as I plan to give you 20% of the total monies while the balance will be invested for me in your country.

Yours faithfully,

Milicent Osei
Tel:233 276 707 547
Alternate Email:dme2222@yahoo.com


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