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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • secretary_anekwe@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jacob uderike" <jacobuderike99@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:26:41 +0000
Subject: : SINCERE COMPENSATION


 Subject Matter : SINCERE COMPENSATION

You might find it so difficult to remember me. Though, it is indeed, a
very long time. On my singular, I am much delighted and privileged to
contact you again, after couple of years now. It takes fate, courage and
God's fearing to remember old friends and at the sametime, to show
gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things, not worked
out as we projected then. I take this liberty to inform you that, the
transaction we were pursing together, finally worked out by God's infinite
mercy and I decided to contactyou, just to let you know. I have conscience
as a human beign, due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make
things work out in retrospect. Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am
presently in Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations and establishment.
I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go
down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I
have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft, to the tune of
USD$800,000.00 ( EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DECIMAL ZERO-ZERO UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) only in your name as COMPENSATION to your dedication,
humanity and contribution, as it were. Please, contact NOW, my
confidential secretary, he is in the name of : Mr Ezudu Anekwe ( Secretay)
E-mail : Secretary_anekwe@myway.com. You are to forward to he, the following
: 1. YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS 2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER ( If necessay)
He, will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence
Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach via this
very mail address. Most importantly, the ICBD has only validity period of 21
banking days. So, your early response to that effect, shall be admired. You
have to mind the days on route shipment. Sincerely Yours,
Mr Jacob Uderika
(Philantropist)

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