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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • hiltonmre2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: omega sam <hiltonmore2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 10:11:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please reply and reply


Dear Sir/Madam,

This mail may come to you as a suprise,please i apologise for the inconvinencies.

To introduce my self, my name is BARR. Omega H Sam,the Legal Adviser of Mr Andreas Petermann,from the Republic of Germany,who died on the saturday 22nd october 2005,in a ill fated Bell-view Airlines flight (Aircraft No:B3210).Which crashed at Lisa village,near Ifo Ogun state-Nigeria.The accident happen on a saturday,you would had gotten the full stories in the CNN and BBC News.

Mr Peterman Andreas is 42 years of age and He is survived by a wife and one child,presently his wife is in state of coma since she heard of Her husband death.

Meanwhile, the deceased Mr Andreas Peterman,before his death He work with Economic Communities Of West African States(ECOWAS),he is the Manager of Ecowas Statistics Development Project (ECOSTAT) European Commission.

Please,why i contacted you is because,in his File with me as his Legal Adviser i discovered something that will be of benefit for you and for me,when i was going through his private file,in the file,it was a project He was about to set up in Republic of Lome-Togo and the project is to start from December 2005,and He has already deposited the fund for the project in a Security Company here in Lome-Togo and the amount for the project is $85 million united states Dollars.

The Security Company does not know about the project,to be frankly and sincere with you.I know about the project and the very day He went to deposit the fund,we were together,Mr Andreas Peterman,and my very self.The fund was deposited as a family belonging treasures.

Please i beg you to join hands with me so that we can get the deposited family treasures from the security company and part of it,we will use it to help the deceased family,you get some part of the fund and myself get some part of the fund.

If interested send to me,your full contact such as: Name,telephone and fax number for the change of ownership and also the certificate of deposit.

I want to hear from you shortly and please you can alternatively reply to this mail box hiltonmre2000@yahoo.com


Your's Faithfully,
Mr Omega H Sam.(Tel,00228 986-26-05)




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