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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.
• 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.
  • lymmjou01@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR George Irokah" <frank02_komo@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lymmjou01@excite.com
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:53:21 +0800
Subject: BONNY LIGHT OFFER

Attention:
Sir/Madam
INQUIRY ABOUT PURCHASE OF NIGERIAN BONNY LIGHT CRUDE OIL
I wish to inform you that there is availability of nigerian bonny light crude oil for purchase in the following arrangements:

a) Contract is between the seller(NNPC)and you as the buyer
b)Mode of delivery is cif to any nominated port of the buyer
c)The buyer will therefore furnish the facilities /agents
who are in between these transactions for onward submission
to NNPC the following profile of the company that will be
buying the crude, proof of fund,the three year audited
account of your company.

We therefore invite you to utillize this opportunity ofered
you to come to nigeria for proper and legal process of this
transaction to take place. we look forward to seeing you
soon in nigeria.you are welcome.private email: lymmjou01@excite.com

Yours faithfully
George Irokah
Mobile.
0022997135420

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