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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (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.
  • austineaddo@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "austineaddo123@terra.es" <austineaddo123@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 15:30:29 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Thanks and God Bless.


Dearest One,

It;s my pleasure for writing you this letter, hope you are fine? I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am AUSTINE ADDO the Ex Late reputable business magnet (a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days, I call you in respect of my consignment box in london, which I want you to assist me and stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in london, this fund am writing you about is $25.5million U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited under ABASHIE SECURITY COMPANY for I and my mother. Mr. Johnson Parkinson who was suppose to receive this consignment in london, was demanding for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on for any reason, that was why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately, and search for another Beneficiary who can help us on this.

I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your assistance,because that was the former agreement we have with our foreign partner. Mr. Johnson Parkinson before he later change is mind because of his greed that is why i and my mother put a stop to the delivery to him , please if you willing to help me, kindly reply me through my email address for more details austineaddo@excite.com

Thanks and God Bless.
Yours Sincere
AUSTINE ADDO





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