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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.
  • rebeca_onu001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PRINCE ABDUL <princeabdul02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rebeca_onu001@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:21:02 +0400
Subject: Urgent Response.


CONFIDENTIAL.

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail again; I got your contact when I was searching a reliable person who will assist my family out of this predicament here in Kenya.

I am MR.PRINCE ABDUL KAMBIDA., a son of a rich farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr. PHILIP KAMBIDA.
My father was assassinated last two years in the war zone area in Zimbabwe.

My mother and my two younger sisters are presently here with me, where we
were granted political asylum.

I inherited sum money from my late father; this money has been successfully conveyed to me and was deposited in a private security and finance company by my late father.

I have every document to this fund.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is know longer a safe place for my family investment for the fear of encountering the same experience of my late father in
future since the both countries has the same political history, based on this point we seek for your assistance as a reliable partner to do this Transaction with us abroad.

If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me as soon as possible.
Endeavor to keep this transaction very private and confidential, because it's my family lifetime future investment.

What will be your percentage for assisting us?contact e-mail:rebeca_onu001@yahoo.com

Best Regard.

Prince ABDUL Kambida

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