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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.
  • blumeychris105@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "christaina" <blumeychris105@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: blumeychris105@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18.51.32 +0200
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP

LIBRAVILLE,
DU FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GABON.
GABON.

MY DEAR,
I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM FOR AN
ASSISTANCE THAT CAN SAVE MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY
CHILDREN TOO.
MEANWHILE I AM THE WIFE OF DR LAWRENCE BLUMEY A
POPULAR POLITICIAN AND PHILANTROPIST IN LIBRAVIL,
GABON, WHO WAS MURDERED ON FEB. 27TH 2005 IN OUR HOME
HERE IN GABON. SINCE AFTER HIS DEATH ME AND MY FOUR
KIDS HAVE NEVER SEEN PEACE RATHER I HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING THREATS FROM MY LATE HUSBAND IMMEDIATE
FAMILY WHO WANTS TO INHIRIT ALL WE HAVE LABOURED FOR
ALL THESE YEARS AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KILL ME
THINKING THAT I AM STUMBBLING BLOCK ON THEIR PLAN.

FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND HAS ABOUT $8.5 Million,U S
DOLAS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GABON.
I RECENTLY CONTACTED THE MANAGER OF THE SECURITY
COMPANY, MR. SAMBA BRICE WHO HAS AGREED TO ASSIST ME
MOVE THIS FUND OUTSIDE AFRICA WITHOUT MY HUSBAND;S BROTHERS KNOWING ABOUT IT,
I AM SOLICITATING TO YOU TO COME FORWARD AND ASSIST ME IN MOVING THIS FUND
OUTSIDE AFRICA SO THAT I CAN SETTLE WITH MY KIDS AND
INVEST MY LITTLE FUND THERE TO SAVE MY LIFE. THERE IS
NO RISK INVOLVED. IF YOU FIND IT NECESSARY TO ASSIST
ME KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATEL. I WILL OFFER
15% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR THE ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
Please Reply to blumeychris105@yahoo.com


REGARDS
MRS. CHRISTAINA BLUMEY.

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