419 scam: edwardben23@zipmail.com.br =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20=20Hello=20Dear=20Friend=2C?=

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- mandela_ikiriko01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edwardben23@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:39:16 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20=20Hello=20Dear=20Friend=2C?=

Hello Dear Friend,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in
getting that fund transfer,I want you to contact my secretary
on the information below.

NAME;(Ikiriko Mandela)
Get in touch with him on how to send you the total sum of
(900,000.00) Nine
hundred thousand dollars, which I kept apart for
your compensation of the recent effort to assist me.

Contact him on this email:(mandela_ikiriko01@yahoo.fr)

With Best Regard,
Mr.Edward Ben.

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