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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • ijeomachrist01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • secretaryken@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?ijeoma=20christ?= <ijeomachrist01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:12:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Contact My Secretary Immediatly


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ijeomachrist01@yahoo.co.uk

Hello My Dear Belove,

A great thing has happened into my life as God promised me and i want to use the opportunity to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the compensation of a new partner from Australia.

Presently i'm in Australia for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds deposited that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary,his name is {secretaryken@myway.com} ask him to send you the total sum of $850.000.00 which i kept for you as compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mr.ken and arrange with him where and how to send the amount to you.

Please validate me immediately you receive it so that we both can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.In the moment, i am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, So feel free to get in touch with Mr.Ken he will give you his best of service without any delay.God bless you.

Best regards,

Barr Ken Esq.

- ijeoma christ

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