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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • emmy_tambo1968@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "emma tambo" <e_tambo002@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: emmy_tambo1968@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:04:39 +0100
Subject: PURELY BUSINESS

My Dear friend,

I am Barrister Emmanuel Tambo; I have a client who died on the 2nd of June
2005 through Plane Crash.

Unfortunately, the Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at
about US$16.5M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin of deceased
as his lawyer or have the account confiscated and convert the sum to company
account at the end of this year according to the Board of director's meeting
held last month.

I will appreciate if you can help me stand as the next of kin to him and
have this money claim from them, please if you are interested do get back to
me immediately. Through this email address: emmy_tambo1968@yahoo.co.uk as
this will be beneficial to both us.

Please, if you have any questions don't fail to contact me immediately.

Regards,
Emmanuel Tambo

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