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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.
• 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.
  • +23414728594 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • skyebank_africa100@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnson albright <skyebank_africa100@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:42:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE : URGENT


ATT,VIDULA RAMITA,
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT OUR BANK HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE AN ORDER TO REMIT THE SUM OF 850,00O USD TO YOU.YOUR MONEY WILL BE PAID WITHIN 48 HOURS VIA ATM ONLINE TRANSFER AFTER YOU HAVE OPENED AN ACCOUNT WITH US WHICH WILL ANEBLE YOU ACCESS AND TRANSFER YOUR FUND YOURSELF.THE BELOW DATA ARE REQUIRED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND,
1 FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2PHONE NUMBER
MR JOHNSON ALBRIGHT
skyebank_africa100@yahoo.fr
Phone: 234 1 472 8594



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