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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348023114177 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "okeke"<chi100ng@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:15:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PARY FOR ME...


i am chibuike christian okeke ,i m asking for God assistance,God mercy in my life and my family,Divine fovour in my school and i also commit my school finanial problem,God should provid for my the person who will help me financially about my school have not paid my school fee and also my house rent ,no body to help me financially in my school,i am father less,m a student of university of benin ,benin city Nigeria,ugbowo campus and my exam is close no shcool fee,no exam,carriy for help pary for me urs faithfull okeke chibuike christian +2348023114177

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