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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.
  • frances_p2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • francespen1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frances pen <frances_p2@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 11:21:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: frances_p2@yahoo.com

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THAT I KNOW WILL BE OF

MUTUAL BENEFIT TO US.

MY NAME IS FRANCES PEN AND I WAS THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE LATE

WIFE OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO,THE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

NIGERIA,WHO DIED IN SPAIN WHILE UNDERGOING SURGERY OPERATION.

WHILE WE WERE IN SPAIN,SHE GAVE ME A NUMBER OF ITEMS TO KEEP, INCLUDING

LARGE SUM OF MONEY AND TRINKLETS, BUT UPON HER DEATH,I HAVE ALL THAT IN

MY POSESSION NOW AND MY AIM OF WRITTING YOU NOW IS FOR YOU TO BE PART OF

MY ARRENGEMENT IN KEEPING THESE MONEY FOR OUR USE AS I MAY NOT BE ABLE

TO RETURN THE MONEY BACK TO NIGERIA,CONSIDERING THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST

OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OWNING FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND IN INVOLVED IN

MONEY LAUNDERING. PLEASE BE INFORMED, THAT OUR PRESIDENT WAS NOT AWARE

OF HIS WIFE'S PLANS.

PLEASE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THIS PLAN OF MINE,DO LET

ME KNOW SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY

NEED AS THE MONEY AND THE TRINKLETS ARE STILL IN SPAIN IN A PLACE WHERE

I CANNOT DISCLOSE NOW FOR SECURITY REASONS UNTIL I AGREE IN PRINCIPLE

WITH YOU CONCERNING THIS BUSINESS.YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL :FRANCESPEN1@YAHOO.COM

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TRULY YOURS,

FRANCES PEN.





- frances pen

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