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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • modibuzoenterprise@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: modika felix <modikafelix01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:14:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Palm oil and kenel and africa Honey



Dear Sir/Madam
 
We are commercial farmers and into Agency services for the supply of farm product. We, has Hectres of land capable of producing cocoa, palm oil and cassava with other primary raw materials Such as Natural Honey and others.  which can be converted into finshed goods for further Production. the cocoa plantation, is capable of producing over 1000 tones of raw seed and thousand of seedlines for  replantation
 
Am writing to you to see if your company need wild bee honey. we sell out a very good price. we are also agent to many honey local suppier here in my location. we looking forward to establish  a very good business relationship with your company.We are in ugent need of a reliable business partner who will help us organise the sales of large quantitiy of cocoa seeds. both rubber and also large mertic tones of palm oil.contact me via Email modibuzoenterprise@gmail.com, am looking forward to hear you very soon.
Thanks for your co-operation
Best Regards
C m. E



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