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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • uzodima27@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Uzodima Uzodima" <uzodima4@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:32:04 +0000
Subject: THANK 'YOU'

Hello my Good Friend,
 
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail finds you in an excellent  condition of health. You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.
 
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for you're great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best to known you. But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in Paraguay that was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

 Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $800,000.00. I have left an international certified bank draft for you worth about $800,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world. My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary Mr.DOUGLAS N. EZE, for the collection of this international certified bank draft have authorized to release the international certified bank draft to you as soon as you contact him regarding this issue.
 
At the moment, I 'm very busy here in Paraguay south American, trying to invest my own share of the funds with my new partner and because of the investment projects which myself and the new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Also comply with Mr. DOUGLAS N. EZE, so that he will send the draft to you without any delay.
 
CONTACT: Mr. DOUGLAS NKEMAKOLAM EZE
ADDRESS: No 46-bifraland Estate Lagos Federal Republic of Nigeria.
EMAIL:  uzodima27@yahoo.es
 
Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your address where you want him to send the draft to you.
 
Thanks and God bless you and your family,
 
Please as soon as you receive it you need to update me immediately.
 
Dr. Uzodima

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