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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:
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• 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.
  • crawfordmic1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "project 2005" <project20052@msn.com>
Reply-To: crawfordmic1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:10:41 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS !!!

Good day
How are you today.
I am Mr Crawford Michael,and i work with Union Bank Lagos-Nigeria as an
auditing manager.
In regards to my reason for contacting you,i would want to entrust the
transfers of the sum of us$225milllion into your country,under your
supervision.
As i would also want you to help me invest with it in your country ,as
a means of securing the fund.
In your positive anticipation to my mail,i would furnsih you on how
we can start up with this transaction,plus we would enter a term of
agreement before we proceed,and i also want to ask for your confidetiality
because this fund was raised without the knowledge of other bank
officials in our office ,and that is why i have accredited 30% out of the
total fund for your cooperation and assistance in securing the fund in
your country.
Relpy soon.
Crawford
pls reply to
crawfordmic1@yahoo.com

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