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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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• 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.
  • int_financial@yahoo.co.uk
  • barrsamuel@mybox.it

Fraud email example:

From: "Ecobank Limited" <info_ecobank@ecobank01.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:05:09 +0000
Subject: FUND TO INVEST IN CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN YOUR COUNTRY

CENTRAL BUREAU FONDSENWERING
THE HAGUE, LONDON-UK
Email: int_financial@yahoo.co.uk


MY DEAR FRIEND,

RE: FUND TO INVEST IN CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN YOUR COUNTRY
TOTALLING FIVE MILLION EUROS (5 MILLION EUROS 5)

I am a secretary in a non profit organization known as CENTRAL BUREAU
FONDSENWERING working with Ecobank in THE HAGUE, LONDON-UK We came across
your email address when we organized a random balloting lottery in search
for a reputable, capable individual or organization in your country that
would manage the funds prudently. As a result, your name was selected.

As it is our annual tradition in assisting mankind for a better living
condition, development and world peace, my organization has approved the sum
of five million euros only (EUROS 5 Million Euros) this year as a NON
RE-PAYABLE fund to be given to you to invest in charitable organizations in
your country or to use assist the development of your country.

Upon the release of this funds to you, we will send an agent to your country
to monitor the impact made to charitable organizations or development of the
area on a periodic basis.

Apply for obtaining and processing of this fund as this organization states
here that you will assist us in the development of this program by taking
care of the little expenses that will occur for the transfer of this fund to
get into your desire destination account.

I await your prompt reply, which you will send your application email to my
official email address below-
barrsamuel@mybox.it

BEST REGARDS,
BARR MATHEW SAMUEL, (SECRETARY)
MR.DENNIS PLATT (DIRECTOR)
LONDON-UK

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