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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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• 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.
  • princessamson_ebuka@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Davidson Obi, Esq." <davidsonobi1@excite.com>
Reply-To: bru_akinsanya@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:29:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Hello My Good Friend,


Hello My Good Friend,It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in getting those fund transffered under the cooperation of a new partner from Greece.I didn't forget your past efforts to assit me in transffering those funds.Now Contact my secretary PREINCE SAMSON EBUKA his email is(princessamson_ebuka@yahoo.fr ) ask him to send you the total $900,000.00 certified bank draft which i raised for your compensation .so feel free and get intouched with him and givehim your address where to send the draft.Let me know immediately you receive it for us to share the joy.i'm verybusy here with investment projects which i am having at hand, finally,i left instruction to the secretary on your behalf,so feel free to get intouch with him.Best regards,Dr Davidson Obi

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