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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:

• 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.
  • info_nibc@excite.com
  • ministryoffinance@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Williams Pelle" <dr_pelle33@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:08:04 +0000
Subject: From DR. PELLE

Hello Mr. VICTIMNAME,

Thanks for the mail.
How're you today? I guess all is well with you? Well I wouldn’t blame you
for sounding the way you did, most of the people we have contacted in
respect of this assignment have all complained about similar problems they
have had in the past, but I can assure you this time it will be different
ok.

THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF IS INTERESTED IN THIS, YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

The man to call is MR. PAUL AYIKWE of (NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANKING
CO-OPRATION GHANA) where your funds are presently deposited, His num is.....
002 332 774 11218, while his Email Address is...............
info_nibc@excite.com

Call the man for the WIRE TELEX DEPARTMENT (MR.O'DARTEY BOATENG) on.....002
332 4612 6647, Email
....................wiretelex2_ministryoffinance@yahoo.com and I can assure
you that this whole thing will be done with in no time. TRUST ME.

Not to worry dear, you won’t get burnt again ok.
Just try and make sure you always keep me posted so I can follow it up for
closely.

Best Regards,
Dr. Pelle

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