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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jameskaowo2@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Kaowo" <jameskaowo003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jameskaowo2@sify.com
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:59:28 -0700
Subject: PERMISSION TO REMIT FUNDS

PERMISSION TO REMIT FUNDS

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr James Kaowo, I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. A Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) Mr. Choi Soohyen a Japanese,
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
$20,000,000 USD (Twenty million, Dollars) which is in my care as account
officer before his demise in August 1997. This fund has carefully been
deposited in a Custody of a private bank here in Accra - Ghana, for
safe-keeping. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in
as the next of kin to the late owner of the fund being deposited in the
private bank to claim the fund out and lodge it in your account pending for
my arrival for the sharing.
I am writing you because I as well, need your help concerning this
fund. I will like you to provide immediately
1) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS FOR
QUICK COMMUNICATION.
2) YOUR HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS

so that the necessary documents which will put you in place as the
rightful beneficiary of the fund will be prepared by an attorney
immediately.
Contact me now through jameskaowo2@sify.com.

Regards,
Mr James Kaowo
****************************************************
This is not a joke neither a junk, this is regarding to life benefit.
PleaseDo take this message seriously thank you

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