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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • dr.frankuseni01@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank useni" <frankuseni@net.hr>
Reply-To: dr.frankuseni01@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:08:04 +0100
Subject: KINDEST GREETINGS.


Dear Sir,

I am Senator Frank Useni,Senator of the Federal Republic of Cote D' Ivoire,a senate committee
Member on Dowm stream Petroleum with the upper legislative council in my country. Please I am
interested in purchasing a good living home for my family and more landed property as we are making
plans to relocate to your country due to political threats and also to establish good estate
investments in your country where my research shows there are growing business opportunity. There
are lots of political-treatening/crisis which resulted to my moving the sum of Twenty eight million
USD (USD $28,000,000)to a security company in London United Kingdom through the Guidian Security
Company here in CoteD'Ivoire for self keeping.I will give you their contact details for more
enquiry.

Hence as a serving senator,I am not allowed by law to make an external transaction,we will follow
the legal process to change the ownership of this treasure box to your name. By this way,the
security company will be instructed to ship the treasure box to you without any delay and with part
of this money,you will assist me to acquire properties to enable me and my family relocate to any
good place you can find for us in your country or else where for safety. Contact me for more
details; dr.frankuseni01@yahoo.it May God Bless you,Frank Useni




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