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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • st_martin11@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "st_martins@terra.es" <st_martins@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:32:58 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Be Honesty



Compliments Of The Day.

How are you and your family?please Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent for writing through this channel.I got your contact from the proffesional data base found in the internet tourist search.When I was searching for a foreign reliable partner.I assured of your capability and reliability to champion this businees opportunity.

After series of prayers/fasting.I was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base tourist search.I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need. I am Stephen Martins the Head of file Department Ecobank Plc.In my department we discovered an abandoned millions of dollars In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family five years back, You should contact me as soon as you receive this letter for more details if you are ready to champion this deal.

Hope to hear from you immediately.

Your’s faithfully
Mr. Stephen Martins
@email:st_martin11@yahoo.es

NOTE:You have to keep everything confidencial as to enable the transaction move very smoothly into the account you will prove to the Ecobank Plc.As you finished reading this letter contact me immediately so that we discuss very well over this transaction.







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