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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.
  • mrspetopara2004@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Pet Opara <mrspetopara2004@easymail.hu>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:06:14 +0100
Subject: UPDATE ME URGENT






Dear Sir,

We International Fund Monitoring Term want You to report all your matters to us to
follow it up regards your contract payment as the new Nigeria president ordered.
Please tell us all your problems, you are facing during they past Government to
enable you receive your fund. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH NIGERIA GOVERNMENT AND
UNTIED NATION

Kindly reconfirm your imformation to Mr George Wilson E-Mail
mrgeorge2004@yahoo.com.All charges and Taxes has been deducted from contract
Sum,So contact him immediately with your Banking Details where your funds are to
be wired to without any delay of stop.

Thanks for your co-operation

Regards,
Mrs Pet Opara.
mrspetopara2004@yahoo.fr

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