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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:

• 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.
  • presi@fastermail.com
  • presi@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "andrew abailey" <abaileyuk44@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:33:03 +0000
Subject: From The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

Message No. 7,234

DIRECT FAX LINE: 234-9-2726021
DIRECT TEL LINE: 234-9-2727185
E-MAIL: info-presi@fastermail.com

I have decided to pay all foreigners their funds directly by myself.
Stop communication with any Nigerian official if you wish to receive your
funds.

This is because of the meeting I had with the world leaders where they
informed me that their citizens are complaining of non-payment from my
country, for this reason, I have decided to pay everybody by myself.

Contact me directly for your inheritance or contract funds.

Failure to contact me, your funds will be cancelled.

Contact me directly via e-mail: info-presi@fastermail.com for security
reasons.

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR,
President Federal Republic of Nigeria.



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