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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • lipumba2@yahoo.com
  • lipumba-eliz@email2me.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth Lipumba <lipumba2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lipumba-eliz@email2me.net
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:13:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: greetings to you from elizabeth


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lipumba2@yahoo.com



- Contact me at lipumba-eliz@email2me.net Please do not be offended on how this mail gets to you, i got your email via world on-line in e-mail data on my search for a reliable individual who will assist me.My name is Elizabeth Lipumba,28 years of age.a native of Darfour region of Soudan,the only surviving Son of Dr Ibrahim LIPUMBA the late commitee chairman of Iron ore of the ministry of natural recorces and environment Soudan.My father was black while my mother was a native of costa rica,South American.I lost them in March, 2005,in the on going war in the federal republic of Soudan in which millions of Soudanes citizens died.Before the death of my parents,my late father revealed to me that,he deposited the sum of ($30 million dollars) in a high security company in Bukinafaso ougadougu,in which he approved me the next of kin and beneficiary.Though,my late father left an instruction to the security company to only allow the trunk box to be released to his foriegn business patner.I have the depositional documents of the consignment with me and i am the only daughter and beneficiary.ln these l have decided to give you 30% of the money,5% will be for any expenses that may incure during the process including airfares,Hotel accummodation etc. while 65% will be for each others upon investments.All documents as regards to this transaction will be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting me, bear in mind that,The authenticity of this business is 100%.Please,get back to me immediayely as soon as you show interest. Yours Faithfully,Elizabeth Lipumba.

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