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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • ralphidoko@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: ralph <ralph_idoko55@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ralphidoko@box.az
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:49:36 +0200
Subject: Sudden News.


DDear Sir/Madam
I am Mr.Ralph idoko a very close Aid to the wife of nigerain president who died on sunday 23 october 2005 shotly After she undergoing surgery in spanish hospital

View the Website below for detail Story of how The nation lost there first lady.
www.BBC.COM
www.CNN.COM

The Nigerian first lady Stella Olusegun Obasanjo came along with the sum of ($18.5M.) To deposit in a Trustee Firm in spain for safe keeping. Before her death she personally inform me about this funds since i was the only person very close to her.here in spain Right now, the funds is currently with the FINANCE FIRM here in spain. All the documentation about this funds is right now in my care.

I will need a reliable and trustworthy person who can assist me move the funds from the security firm to His/Her Custody pending when all these tension blows over.
I cannot give more information as I am afraid of whom I am contacting. I need to know if you are able to help.
What I really need is your trust and honest so that I will use my own share of the money to relocate to another country.Please our correspondence should be on email only. for confidential reasons (ralphidoko@excite.com)
Thanks
Mr ralph idoko

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