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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • judsonlarry@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Larry Maka" <larr_maka@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rev_larrymaka1109@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:40:47 -0800
Subject: proposal

Urgent Attn:Sir.

With Due respect, I Wish this letter will not come to you as a surprise,I am
Mr.Judson Larry Maka, Director Foreign Remittance Department a Bank, here in
Cotonou Republic we had a customer from your country named Dr.Andrew T.
Turner, on the 15 july 2005 he opened a fixed deposite of
(usd$26.300.000.00) twenthysix million three hundred Thousand Dollars only
with our bank, he was aseasoned Gold and diamond dealer here in africa, who
unfortuniately died on the Bomb Explotion happened in eygpt on the 23rd July
2005.

However, I am his account officer and from the informations that I have
Gathered, he died along with his wife who supposed to be the next of kin,
hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past years now, I have
removed his fill jecket to my private vault, Now I am soliciting for your
assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrengment has
been concluded by me and Iam only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move
the fund to his account.
This transaction does not have any risk attached to it, as all secret
informations that will be required from you by the Bank is with me right now
over here, I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return
message and I will furnish you with details on how to proceed.
Your intrest will be negociatable before we commence the operation upon
conclusion of the transaction, I will be flying over to meet you for
Disbursement of the fund and investment in your country, further
correspondence with me should be made through my confidential E-mail
(judsonlarry@katamail.com) we will discuss the mode of sharing upon your
reply.
I look forward to hearing from you soon as to enable us forge ahead to
achieve this mutual benefit.

KIND REGARDS.
Mr.Judson Larry Maka.

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