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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  • george_maiga_family@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrs_maiga_family1@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:21:56 +0200
Subject: VICTIMISED FAMILY INHERITANCE : Lebanese / lsreali war : Help! Help!! Help !!!



From: Mrs. Gloria Maiga
Hemel Hempstead General Hospital,
Hillfield Road,
Hemel Hempstead,
HP2 4AD , UK
Tel: 01442 287 620

My Honourable - Dearest one,

We have been painfully deceased and displaced by on-going war in Labanon and suddenly turned to war refugees . I am Mrs. Gloria Maiga, a widow to the late Principal Director of Oxshorts Aluminium Factory based in Beruit-Lebanon who was assassinated in July 18th 2006 in this on-going war between Lebanon and lsreal .

I want to confide in you for an external assistance to help us evacuate our family inheritance US$8,100.000.00 {eight million one hundred thousand united states dollars only} deposited by my late husband in overseas since the finance house maintained that the instructions left by my late husband is that the funds should be "RELEASED TO MY FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE ONLY", believing he would appoint a foreign representative by himself to represent him for the claim before he died earlier thereby making it difficult for the family to go any further regarding claims.

My health condition deteriorated out of shock which resulted in a partial stroke following the news of my husband's death and at the moment, i am receiving medical treatment for partial stroke at the Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, England.

lf you wish to help , please contact my only son George now at Cape town, South Africa on this Private family mobile : 00-27-83-4858-333 and Email id: george_maiga_family@yahoo.ie to enable him give you further information relating to the present position of funds and what next.

Remain blessed.

Mrs Gloria Maiga & family

NB: Please contact my son George in South Africa on his Private Mobile phone : 00-27-83-4858-333 and Email id: george_maiga_family@yahoo.ie

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