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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • murinwaxx@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince.Muri Nwangele" <murinwa11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:12:44 +0100
Subject: A Cry From Darfur In Sudan

Dearest Pastor And Family,

I desperately pray hard for this message to reach you successfully in good health and good mood to assist me without delay.
 
I am Prince.Muri Mwangele A Black Sudanese Christian from the War torn and Rebell control Territory of Sudan, Western Region of Darfur. and I am 25 Years old and college drop out due to the war, though the United Nation has tried all their possible best to restore peace and Tranquility in our Region but the Pro-Government Millitias popularly known as (ARAB JANJAWEED) has continue to kill,maim and rape Innocent civilians without any sound security measures from the U.N and the Sudanese Government to stop the Abuse of Human rights.
 
And you can view this BBC website and confirm further the true position of my propsal to you (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3496731.stm ) And ( http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2004/09/221.html ) And ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4702199.stm ) And ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/4007191.stm )
 
Due to this Crisis, my father and mother were killed because my father tried to stop the rebells from raping my mother and thet shot him at the leg and later shot him at the Chest and he slumped (May their souls rest in Peace); I was able to escape with my younger surving sisters for our temporal stay in Nigeria while i continue my search for oversea person who will help me claim my Family Fortune from one security company in Spain.
 
Before my late fathers death and also at the eve of the crisis in my country he revealed to me that he had Deposited with a security Company in Spain and Desgised the content of the Box to be (Personal effect And Artifact) while the true content is the Sum of $10 Million Only, and his money was made Genuinely from his Oil Transactions with some British Oil Explorers back in the late 1970`s till his untimely death this january in he hands of this rebells. I can not trace any of his old friends to help me because the Rebells burnt our funiture and oher house hold untensils including files ect.
 
Me and my sister received a wonderful and gloriouse help from a staff of UNHCR in Republic of Chad and she ensured that we arrived Niegria safely and this happened and God will forever be merciful to her and her family for the Good help she rendered to us,Amen. And I am not bothered if you are a christian or muslim provided you are a God Fearing Person who will not run away with the money when claimed??.
 
I wish to hear favourably from you in regards to this URGENT MESSAGE so that I will pass further means of claiming this consignment through the legal assistance of our late fathers lawyer who is based in Nigeria and the photo of my late father during his burial and the one my father took with one of his British partner who visited us in sudan when the going was good for our family including my own pic is attached.

Finally, i will pass our late fathers lawyers contact to you upon your kind response and note that this transaction is 100% risk free.
 
Thanks and I wait your Divine Answer.
Yours Son,
Prince.Muri Mwangele
THIS IS MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL REPLY HERE: murinwaxx@yahoo.com

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