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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:
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • rita_damian_1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rita_damian_6@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rita_damian_1@yahoo.com" <rita_damian_1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:58:50 GMT
Subject: From Miss Rita Damian

This is a message from rita11 at WINAMP.COM | Forums ( http://forums.winamp.com/index.php ). The WINAMP.COM | Forums owners cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the email.

To email rita11, you can use this online form:
http://forums.winamp.com/member.php?action=mailform&userid=221723

OR, by email:
mailto:rita_damian_1@yahoo.com

This is the message:

From Miss Rita Damian
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Rita_damian_6@yahoo.com
Dear,
In confidence,I have to introduce myself for I am Miss Rita Damian, the only child of late Chief and George Damian, I wish to request for your assistance in my efforts to procure the transfer of my inherited funds for investment ventures Overseas.
I have Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) here in my name with one of the prime banks here and I will require your assistance in receiving the transfer of the funds in your local account for investment purposes. As it is my desire to come over to your country to further my education while you take care of the investment of the money.I will be glad to give you 15% of the total sum for your co-operation.
I will be very appreciative if you can return to me with urgent dispatch to enable me advise you on the modalities.
I await in anticipation to receive your immediate response.
My Kind Regards!
Miss Rita Damian
Rita_damian_6@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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