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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.
  • musa_bello2008@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: g_silver012@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:07:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:godwinsilver@yahoo.com.co



- Dearest one,I am Godwin Silver 22 years old my father gave me a Deed of lodgement of 8,528,000US DOLLARS (Eight Million FiveHundred and Twenty EightThousand USDS). before his death on 6th May 2004,for the fund he deposited in a bank here in Benin Republic west africa.Reason For contacting youisthat the fund was deposited for trasfer to his partner before his death.I need an honest person that I can present as my later father's partner, so that the fund would be transferred to you for the benefit of the two of us.The funds shall be shared 50/50 between the two of us at the completion of this transaction.if intrested contact me via my private email(musa_bello2008@hotmail.com)Thanks,Godwin Silver.

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