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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348037736956 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • ahmedusman_80@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "kata williams" <willykata@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:40:16 -0700
Subject: REACH OUT !!


*Dearest in Christ,

I humbly come to you through this mail in peace.
My name is Augustine.I am a Police officer
here in my country Nigeria.

I am writing you this mail in order to ask for your
assistance
in respect of my desire to make extra money to add up
to my monthly salary
which is just alittle above $200.


I am interested in Forex Trading like some of my
friends are already doing,
but my big problem is lack of money to open an
account and buy a computer in order to commence this
trade.

I sincerely ask for your kind assistance with
any reasonable amount that
you can conveniently give out which i believe will
surely be of great help to my life.

I truly wish to say that my interest in Christ has
influenced my life that i surely want
to avoid anything that will bring me to sin
again.Like collection of bribe.
If my mail reaches your spirit and you feel like you
want to help, please know it that
you are helping to making some one's life more
better.

Please note this:This mail is not intended to defraud
you, but can reach out to me if your spirit moves you to do so.



Hoping to hearing from you soon.

contact:234-8037736956.

or

ahmedusman_80@hotmail.com

Best regards,
Augustine.


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