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

Fraud email example:

From: miwilliams@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:14:03 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Get=20back=20to=20me=20urgently?=

FRIEND,

I am a consultant based in Republic of Benin.It gives me the responsibility
and keen interest in contacting you.

I have a client a widow who have some fund with a private equity trust company
for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.

Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms.

My client is interested in using part of her fund under your advise,if your
country's laws allows it.You have the right to come and know all the references
of the offer (origin of the fund, the authors of the offer) and all other
necessary
references concerning this transfer for you to be fully assured.

I will be sincerely pleased to recognize your signature on this partnership.

I want you to contact me on my private Email:
miwilliams@gawab.com

I am looking forward to your urgent response.

Yours in service,
Mike Willaims.

Anti-fraud resources:

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