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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:

• 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.
  • officeuse@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Robinson Kuku" <robinsonkukupost@msn.com>
Reply-To: officeuse@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:38:09 +0000
Subject: Season's Compliments

FROM: Mr. Robinson Kuku
ECOBANK WEST AFRICA

YOUR URGENT ATTENTION,

MY Dear,

I know this mail may come to you as a surprise,
It is a transaction which involves the movement of the sum of $15.5M.i have
already started this with my partner but we got to a point that we need
the help of a foreign partner who can assist to complete this transaction.
If it interest you to assist us, my partner and I, will be willing to give
you 20% of the total money.

Also bear in mind that we will have this fund ($15.5M) transferred to your
account from the Bank where I work, and for further information, Contact me
on this email; officeuse@katamail.com as soon as you get this email so I can
give you all the details and how you can assist us in this transaction.

Thanks

Mr. Robinson Kuku
ECOBANK,
WEST AFRICA
EMAIL; officeuse@katamail.com

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