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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.
  • mr_mikeubah4@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mike ubah <mr_mikeubah4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.mikeubah@iname.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:58:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION :SIR, I AM VERY SORRY IF THIS MAIL WILL GET TO YOU AS A SUPRISE,BUT IT WILL BE FOR THE INTEREST OF BOTH OF US. I AM MR MIKE UBAH PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO HER LATE EXCELLENCY THE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA, CHIEF MRS STELLA OBANSANJO WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WHO DIED AT A HOSPITAL IN SPAIN LAST YEAR.BEFORE HER DEATH, SHE MADE A DEPOSITE OF $21 MILLION DOLLARS WITH UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC WHICH NONE OF HER FAMILY MEMBER IS AWARE OF, EXCEPT ME. ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mr_mikeubah4@yahoo.com

ATTENTION :SIR,

- mike ubah

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