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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.
  • lisa_mustafa02@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lisa mustafa" <lisa_mustafa02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lisa_mustafa01@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 09:35:57 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP.....

hi friend
my name is lisa from nigeria i am 18 years old i love singing and i am
honest i am the only daugther of my parent and the only child,my dad work in
an oil company why my mum work's in a bank,just before i lost the both of
them in an harmdrobbery incident.
right now i have a problem in my hand's,my dad family member's are planning
to colect all my parent wealth and money that belong to me.but i do not want
to leave the money for them.
the money is about $10,000,000,my plans right now is to transfer the money
to someone's acount outside the country,which might be a favour from u,so
after every thing is over,30% of the money will be ur share,if u are willing
to help i will be very greatfull to hear from u.

from lisa
(lisa_mustafa02@yahoo.com)



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