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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)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • chukwubueze199@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • chukwubueze1973@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Chukwubueze=20Isaiah?= <chukwubueze111@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: chukwubueze199@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:33:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Respond needed pls!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:chukwubueze111@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Friend, I am communicating with you believing that you would be able to assist me in handling large volume of money belonging to my late client who died from a plane disaster, we have done everything possible to locate his family but it turned out that the man had no living member of his family before he died, he had the sum of US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million U.S. Dollars) only. This money was deposited in a bank in Nigeria and all the documents are in my position as I am the manager of the bank. I am therefore soliciting your support in moving this money with you assuming a member of his family; I will get all documents ready so that you can have the legal backing to assume ownership of this money. If you agree then write back to me and send your full contact details through my email address chukwubueze199@yahoo.com or chukwubueze1973@yahoo.com and I will tell you the modalities for the movement of the funds and the sharing pattern between you and I. I await your quick response. Best regards, Chukwubueze Isaiah

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