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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.
• 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.
  • lavign@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lavoe ignatius" <lavoeignatius@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:57:35 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ME

Good day,

I am Dr Lavoe Ignatius, I need your services in a confidential matter
regarding money transfer. This requires a private arrangement though the
details of the transaction will be furnish to you if you indicate your
interest in this proposal.

We have all the legal documents to back up the transaction, besides we
have worked out the modalities to ensure smooth and risky free
transfer.
We are willing to offer you 25% of the money, the fund in question is
quite large. All correspondences will be via email for now.

I am expecting to hear from you, if you are willing to do the business
with us.
Your private phone number is needed.
Reply through my private email:lavign@excite.com

Thanks,
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Lavoe Ignatius

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