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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 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.
  • angelakenn506@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Angela" <angelakenn_202@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: angelakenn506@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 22:55:09 +0000
Subject: HELLO

My dear, I am miss Angela from Asmara, Eritrea, single and 21 years old girl. Immediately after going through your profile at national information Bureau i made up my mind to contact you for long term relationship, because you are my choice of trust and i see nothing wrong with the choice that i have made in you. Now that i am in a state of absolute confussion I must let you know that my daddy was the Financial controler to the Common Wealth North African Region.
Before my daddy died he made his WILL and i am the beneficiary of the amount of 14.5 Million gbp£ in his account with Citi Bank in Dakar. i came to this country by road and went to Citi bank to withdraw the money and the cashier directed me to the bank manager's office and the bank manager brought out my daddy's file with them and showed it to me, he then said that according to the agreement that my daddy signed with them that i must appoint a foreign partner who will receive the money on my behalf. the money is my only hope in life. I want you to help me receive the amount and also be my fund and investment manager.
Reply me on email: Angelakenn506@yahoo.com In your reply do give me your personal telephone number and house address.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Angela Kennedy

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