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

Fraud email example:

From: micheal ezeocha <michealezeocha11@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:10:13 +0100
Subject: Dearest in christ



Dearest in christI am mr micheal ezeocha i got your contact on mypersonal search on whom i am willing my money to.I was infected on a mistaken injection used on aHIV patient.i have the sum of (ONE MILLION U.S DOLLARS).and that is the only money left in my account.i amnow willing the money to you.for further information contact my bank manager with this(ernest_hamburgg@yahoo.co.uk).his name is mr ernest hamburg.he is the bank manager of CAPITAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)try as soon as possible to make sure that he transfer the money to you.i have willed money to churches,andsome individuals on the internet which you happensto be one of them.pray to God as soon as you receive this mail.and pray for me recover from the hospital becausei have few days to live yours faithfully micheal ezeocha
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