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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "jrgumbo Gazeta.pl" <jrgumbo@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:43:14 +0100
Subject: FROM MR JORAM GUMBO


Good Day;

I am Mr.Joram Gumbo,Personal Assistant to Executive
Director,Investment/Private Banking,African Investment Bank,Cotonou,Benin
Republic. I want to inquire from you if you can handle a transaction of
mutual benefits to both of us as the next of kin/ beneficiary of a sum of
money belonging to a deceased customer of the bank who died without
will(intestate)leaving no trace of his next of kin.Please reply
to:joram_gumbo_bj@live.com <to%3Ajoram_gumbo_bj@live.com>

Best Regards,
Mr. Joram Gumbo

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