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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.
  • yorkshire2221bank@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "raymondnakaz@pochta.ru" <raymondnakaz@pochta.ru> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:44:31 +0100
Subject: urgent

Dear Partner,

I honorably write to contact you on my personal
investment prospect aimed at establishing in your state
or country.
By a way of brief introduction, I am sir. Raymond
Garbi, aged 56 years, and divorced. I am from Hoe
Province of Nakadez, Cape Verde Islands.
I am a retired chief executive officer of Cape Verde
National petroleum Cooperation. I served my country to
the best of my ability fifteen years and finally went
into politics as a presidential aspirant. Days to kick
off my political manifesto, I was arrested and placed
under house arrest till date for no justice course or
offence alleged on me.
All these were to jeopardize my political ambition and
visions by my opposition who is the current President
of Cape Verde Islands. My contacting you is based on
mutual trust after series of prayers. You are to claim
the sum of $15.000.000 U.S from Lome, Republic of Togo.
The fund is my life savings from both cooperate and
private life business. The only criteria to this claim
are to help my only daughter, Benny Raymond 12 years
old have a safe and good future of Education. You shall
use the fund for his education, accommodation and
invest in banking and insurance for a brighter future.
This condition does not stop you from investing in
other business of your choice. Since you are worthy.
I am under house arrest and do not hope to survive it.
Please, for further clarifications and queries, contact
my accounts officer at email.
Yorkshire2221bank@yahoo.co.uk, name Mr. Musa Danjuma,
ref. Mr. Raymond Nakadez my only daughter has been sent
on exile, and i will disclose every other thing you
need to know as soon as I hear from you.
This is my only means of communication for now. I do
hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks.
Mr. Raymond Nakadez.

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