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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.
  • solomon_kema10@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: officeprivatemail01@microcamp.com.br
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:15:55 -0300
Subject: CONTACT MY ACCOUNT KEEPER IN MALI FOR $550,000.00 NOW


 My dear,This letter is to acknowledge the substantial contributions of
time and energy you have made in receiving the fund through your
account,despite that it failed us because of your inability to continue
financing the deal.Besides I'm happy to inform you that I have succeeded in
transferring the fund out of my home Country with the help of a new partner
from Tuvalu.I am now in Tuvalu for investment and Tuvalu is composed of 9
coral  atolls along a 360 mile chain in Polynesia. They gained
independence in 1978 the former Ellice Islands.

Therefore in appreciation of your earlier assistance, I have decided to
compensate you with the sum of: 550.000 USD which I deposited on your
behalf.So feel free and get in touch with my account keeper and instruct him
your private address to send the DRAFT to you. His name is Solomon
Kema.Hypodrome Bamako Mali,Mali Republic

Email: solomon_kema10@yahoo.fr

Please do let me know immediately you receive it.

Regards,Dr. Daniel Mac
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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