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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.
• 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.
  • agaj3@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "agajik@terra.es" <agajik@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:50:28 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Contact me asap



My Dear,
I am Mr. Abraham Gaji an ex-banker and the name of my
country is REP OF BENIN. A family friend MRS. Glory Benson
who happens to be the wife of a late banker and my former
boss intimated me on her intention to invest the sum of
US$65M (Sixty Five million U.S. Dollars) in a foreign
country, being money left forher family by her late
husband who died recently. I advised her to have patience
as I will source for a reliable and trust-worthy investor
who can receive, invest and manage the money very well
for her.

I am soliciting on her behalf for you to help her invest
and manage the money properly in your country, her areas
of investment interest includes but not limited to real
estate and hotel .

Should you be interested, please furnish me with your full
contact details including phone nr via my private email box
(agaj3@yahoo.co.in)
for more clarification, so that I can furnish you with more
information for your immediate perusal. If you have any
questions, feel free to contact me there.

Looking forward for your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Mr. Abraham Gaji





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