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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • galadema@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "usman galadema" <galadema4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: galadema@myway.com
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:55:03 +0100
Subject: HONESTY IS NEEDED

FROM DESK OF GALADEMA
my name is Dr.USMAN GALADEMA. I work
with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA) as( Auditor Generial),in the
discharge
of my duty,I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained
dormant for two years now with seven million one hundred thousand
dollars(US$7.Im) in it. I
contacted my brnches and we sent out staff for enquiries and discovered
that the account holder died in an accident.
I am writing you so that we can work together to remit the
money to you as the next of kin because this money belongs to a
foreigner and has to be claimed by a foreigner.
I guarantee this transaction under a legitimate arrangements that will
not breach the law by both parties, it is simple process which will
take a short while to process.If I hear from you,I will tell you all you
need to Know about the money.be informd that this money can be transfer in
any of our branche in
Africa TOGO GHANA or COTONOU and rest of Africa country,moreover i will
offer you 30% of this money if that
money is being transfered into your account number,
1 i need your full name and your adress
2 i need your bank particulars
3 your phone numbers
Please reply to my personal email address: galadema@myway.com
Best Regards,
USMAN GALADEMA

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