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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • albertsunion@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alberts Itai" <lubbunka@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 16:11:56 -0700
Subject: Offer To Purchase


Dear Sir or Madam,
Menstric Development co. Ltd, is a member of Menstrical Gastro Ltd. In menstric group, their businesses extends from, Manufacturing of Building materials, Home Appliances, Mining/Exploration, Solid minerals and real Estate.
My father own a controlling share of this company which I inherited from him as the next of king and as a result of the poor economic growth of Ethiopia, He sold the major part of his share with Menstric Group and fixed the total sum of euro9.million with a security company in my favour and leave an instruction that the money will only be release to me when I present a foreighn investor who will channel the fund in a profitable business.
However, I want to present you as my foreighn investor to enable the security company release these fund and transfer the total amount in your account and If you wish to let me be part of your business by way of my investment or you have a good investment proposal for me, I will be more than willing to give you 10% of the total money as commission for any good profitable business suggestion you will make.
Please if you have accepted to assist me, kindly contact me immediately by return email albertsunion@yahoo.com below for more details and for the fund release code and to enable us discuss more about thist.
Yours Faithfully,
Brown Itai Kazingizy
Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Email: albertsunion@yahoo.com

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