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

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Charles Johnson" <dr_charlesjohnson11@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:50:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: SINCERE COMPENSATION



Dear Good Friend, From Dr.Charles JohnsonPhilanthropist) Subject Matter :SINCERE COMPENSATION You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and God's fearing to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, not worked out as we projected then. I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursuing together, finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human being, due to your tremendous effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect. Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Luxembourg for numerous business negotiations and establishment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go
down to the hotel business center to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft, to the tune of $720,000 US dollars(Seven Hundred And Twenty Thousand US Dollars ) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it was. Please, contact now my confidential secretary, he is in the name of :Mr.CONFIDENCE OKERE ( Secretary) Email :mrconfidenceokere@yahoo.it You are to forward to him, the following : 1. YOUR FULL! NAME &amp; ADDRESS 2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER He, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach via this very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period of 12 banking days. So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. Sincerely Yours, Dr.Charles Johnson

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