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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:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • r_oduahafroglobal@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD ODUAH" <r_oduahafroglobal@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 19.22.06 +0200
Subject: Good Day

Name Mr Richard Oduah
Representative Manager
AfroGlobal Alliance
Milano-Italy
Telephone +39-3 348058654
email : r_oduahafroglobal@yahoo.com
www.afroglobal.org

Attn: Investment Partner Needed

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile with the chamber of commerce .Though, this medium (Fax) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication However, this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be treated as such.

I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think , It is not drug money or money laudering I am Mr Richard Oduah . I work as a representative Manager with Afroglobal in Italy. It is an organisation extablish to help the less privilage in our community and around the World we are register with the World Health Org and United Nation. We also deal on the exportation and sell of Gold. I am asking you to be my partner in investing the sum of $ 5.5 Million US Dollars . This money was deposited with Fidelity Security Company in Italy and was declared photographic film material by late General Alpha Jellon (snr) commanding officer Congolese National Army. He died during the war in Congo, this money was suppose to be used by him as the General incharge of the country Army for the purchase of an Ammunitions to fight the rebels.
I was working with the United Nation program were I meet his son Mr Alpha Jellon (jur) Who is presently in Milan under the United Nation refugees he told me how his father was killed on the on going war in Congo and subsequently show me the deposit form given to his father by the Security Company. I was mandated by him to help look for an investor partner with whom to assist with the claim and investment of the funds (25%) shall be given to you for your acceptance in the the transfer of this funds. All that is required is for you to send your data to me.

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Regards.
Mr Richard Oduah

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