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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.
  • mrjim100@yahoo.com
  • mrjimovia003@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" <unitednations013@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:29:19 -0700
Subject: Good News


[image: KOFI A. ANNAN of Ghana , the seventh Secretary-General of the United
Nations]* Attention: *
*How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having meetings for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago
with the then secretary to the **UNITED NATIONS**.

This email is sent to all the people that have been scammed in every part
of
the world, the **UNITED NATIONS** agreed upon to compensate them with the
sum of US$ 100,000. This includes every foriegn contractors that may have
not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished
transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government
probelms etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this
have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as he is
our representative in **Nigeria**, contact him immediately for your Cheque/
International Bank Draft of USD$ 100,000. This funds are in a Bank Draft for
security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any
bank of your choice.

Therefore, send him your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing
address where you want him to send the Draft to you.

Conatct Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:

Person to Contact Mr. Jim Ovia
Email: * <http://us.f637.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mrjim100@yahoo.com>*
mrjimovia003@sify.com*

*Thanks and God bless you and your family.Hoping to hear from you as soon as
you cash your Bank Draft.

Making the world a better place

Regards,

Mr. Kofi Annan
Former Secretary (**UNITED NATIONS**)*
<http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jijhlgv/M=289534.10756690.11362500.5333790/D=mail/S=150500152:HEADR/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1184940084/A=4595965/R=9/SIG=12pog2o67/*https://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile?.done=http://mail.yahoo.com&.src=ym&.intl=us>

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