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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:
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
• 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.
  • omaryaman1972@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Omar Yaman" <omyner@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: omaryaman1972@mixmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:20:44 +0000
Subject: From Omar Yaman

Attn.Sir,
I am writing to solicit your assistance in the area of Investment and Relocation.I am the son of late Capt.Ausman Yamand,the bodyguard to the Sudanese Rebel leader.There is sum amount of money my late father deposited in a finance firm for safe keeping before his death.The money is $8.700.000 Milllion U.S.Dollars.The deposit documents are with me right here.I need you to assist me in withdrawning the fund from the deposited Vault company,have the same transfered to your position with your name and thereafter offer you 20% from the total sum as your rewards for assisting me.I so much believe that I can settle down in your Country with my only Sister.


Awaiting your urgent response through my Direct telephone number:00221 367 4648 or you can aswell reply via my email address:- omaryaman1972@mixmail.com


Regards,
Omar Yaman.
Tel:00221 367 4648

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