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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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• 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.
  • martluther1@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Luther" <vvk1@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: martluther1@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:41:56 +0000
Subject: Please Read

Hello,
I am Martin Luther Former Accountant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ghana my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and Financial institutions concerned with foreign contract payments. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. I can now include your name among the people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to this unpaid funds. I have all the files before me and hope to fix your data correctly once i hear from you as one of the beneficiaries.
My conditions are as follows: 1. That this sum will be transferred to you. After you have confirmed the transfer of the total sum into your account by telegraphic Transfer, confirmable in 3 Working days. I will fly to your country to meet with you for the sharing. 2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email and telephone, for security purposes. 3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with such transactions or businesses are caused by agents or representatives. If you AGREE with my conditions, l will advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.Please reply to my email below: martluther1@o2.pl
Best Wishes
Martin Luther

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