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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 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.
  • jenifer_kufi1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: <jenifer_y05@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 00:28:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Jenifer Kufi ? Please help me

shall look for some one whom i trust to help me transfer this money out of this our country to his account for investment purpose abroad while i will continue my education then the person will be managing the investment.Dear am solicating your assistance to help me transfer this money out of
this country for my life sake while i will come to meet you to continue my education in your country.


Dear am looking forward to hear from you and may the good God bless you as you try to help me in Jesus name i pray Amem,and so that we can discuss on what will be your compersation for this assistace.I am free to offer you 15% for your assistance,thats is way am looking for God fearing person
and who i can ley trust on.


Please reply me directely on this my private mail box for more details.

( jenifer_kufi1@yahoo.com )

Thanks
Faithfully
Jenifer Kufi.






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