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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jummyb1983@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: jummai bello <jummyb1983@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:57:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Very urgent reply



Dearest One,
I am jummai Bello the daughter of the former Chairman of  Ivory-coast
real estate developers commision (IREDC).I inherited a
total of $5.5M (five million five hundred thousand
Dollars ) presently in the finance firm.
I am the next of Kin as the only daughter and my brother but i'm a
complete novice and very confused over this.please
could you assist with the transfer of this fund so we
can also come over to your country where there is
economic and government stability so I can peacefully
conclude my education.I will like to put down this
question  before you
1.can you serve as my investment manager ?
2.what area can this fund be invested upon?
I have every document backing this funds. You can reach me through my email address:jummyb1983@yahoo.fr
I wait to hear from you.
Jummai Bello.

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