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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • ritaumu20@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rita umu" <umurita38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ritaumu20@sify.com
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:31:26 -0500
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear,
 
I am Miss Rita Umu from Sierra Leone. I am an orphan being that I lost my family members a couple of years ago. My father was serving as director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death . He was assassinated last four years19th
september (2002) by the rebels following the political uprising.Before his death he deposit the sum of $8M USA Dollars in a Finance House and he left an instrustion that the money is strictly for investments aboard. I want you to do me a favour
to assist me transfer the money to your country as my Investor, who is going to assist me travel to your country and continue myeducation.  I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me contact me via my private email: ritaumu20@sify.com give me your full name, address, telephone, fax numbers,date of birth and profession. I have mapped out 75% for myself and 25% for your cordial assistance.Finally if you have any question as regards this transaction, please contact me. Please note that the confidentiality of this transaction would be highly appreicated, in replying soonest.
                                                           Thanks and God bless you.
                                                                    Miss Rita Umu.

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