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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear beloved," (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.
  • ifeomakallu2007@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infocontacts@mchsi.com (Mrs. Ifeoma Kalu)
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:38:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT.. A MATTER OF TRUST!!

Kindly reply to:ifeomakallu2007@yahoo.es
Dear Beloved,
I am Mrs. Ifeoma Kalu, wife of the arrested Ex-Governor of
Abia state Nigeria It is out of desperation that I am
sending you this mail. My Husband and I need your assistance
in fronting for us as owner of funds that are his which
might come under investigation soon if the fund's ownership
is not changed soonest. As my Husband's finances are
increasingly becoming the source of investigation by our
detractors, as you know he was only recently arrested,
detained and remanded in prison by the EFCC IN NIGERIA.
Please see these links below for your confirmation:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6292578.stm

http://allafrica.com/stories/200707130732.html

The source of these funds's which my Husband earnings would
not validate, will further sink him into the cesspool dug
by our enemies. It is because of the dire strait we find
ourselves that we resolved to reach you and ask for your
assistance in this matter. We are averse to letting those
we know here into this deal because we are no longer sure
of who our friends are. You will be handsomely rewarded
if you choose to help us partnership in this project.
I will be expecting to hear from you and will disclose
further details to you upon your response. Do well not
to disclose the contents of this mail to anyone.
If you are willing to help please send further reply to:
ifeomakallu2007@yahoo.es
Best Regards,
Mrs. Ifeoma Kalu.

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