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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 will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • marriam_angle@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs marriam williams" <marriam_angle@yahooco.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marriam_angle@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:11:44 +0530
Subject: business proposal

GREETINGS TO YOU
Am using this medium to tell you about me , am MRS Marriam the personal accountant of family trust care a project of the late first lady of Nigeria Mrs stella obasanjo and also am the sole signitory to her secret bank account in CAREDIFF UK here, she died on the 11th oct 2005 in spain when she was going through a facial surgery, this money in question which she secretly put in my care was allocated to her for this project, the money has been in my care since her death the amount in question is $2.4 million dollar, which she cyphoned secretly with out the knowledge of the federal government of Nigeria and she secretly gave to me to put in her secret private account here in CAREDIFF UK, the problem now is that this money cannot be invested in Nigeria neither in UK here with out the federal government knowing, so i want to transfer the money to a more conducive and peaceful place in view of this i decided to let you know so that your name and could be use a!
s the beneficiary which the funds will be transfer to out of my country.
I have agreed to give a 15% for your assistance and services rendered,and 15% for any bills incured, there after i will come to your country for disbursement, thats as soon as the money reaches you i may even still invest part of it in some other good profiting business with your assistanc and help too upon the receipt of your response i will like you to assist me to get this fund transfer to you.So i await your urgent responce to this so that i can notify my attorney to write to you on further details.If you are pleased with this proposal then i await your immidiate responce,thanks and God bless.
My Best Regards.
Mrs MARRIAM
e/ mail address marriam_angle@yahoo.co.uk.

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