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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.
  • mu20118@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "allforgod" <allforgod@indiatimes.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:59:28 +0530
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR RETURN MAIL

Dear VICTIMNAME,


Thanks for your mail to me and I want you to know that my business to you has nothing to do with the Cote d'ivore issue. This business is real, genuine and trust-worthy in all ramification and I would want you to take it as you see it even though you paid some money to them and did not get what you want, do not give up for such is life and in business, there are bound to be ups and downs.


However, on my own case, I have to inform you that you have to trust me and concentrate on it for good. You shall be required to contact an Official Attorney who will represent you to process the transfer of the fund into your account. You shall work and liaise with him and see to what shall be required from him to make this a success. Remember that you may be needed to come over for the endorsement of the fund officially as the case may be but I see no reason for that since you can easily hire the services of an Attorney to do that for you from here.


This Attorney I am recommending to you now is an influential Attorney and travels for and wide without due reservation and people go for him always because of his will to legal profession. His Name is Chief Maxwell Udoka {SAN} on private email address No.: mu20118@yahoo.com Feel free to contact him and solicit for his legal representation on your behalf.


In return, you shall be required to submit to us as follows:


1.} Your Full Name and Residential Address


2.} Your Telephone/Fax numbers and including your Mobile Phone number


3.} Your Date of Birth and Country of origin


4.} Your Occupation/Profession/Position


5.} Your Designated Bank Account where you may want the fund transferred into.


All these are needed for immediate due process as regards the fund transfer to take effect.


I hope to hear from you soonest.


Regards.


MARIAM SAMBU

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