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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:

• 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.
  • maccido4real@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Babangida"<babangidamaccido@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:35:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: urgent inheritance


THE REPLY SHOULD BE FORWARDED USING maccido4real@yahoo.com for urgent reply, please use yahoo to reply this message because is my alternative and better way for me.SIR OR MADAM. BEFORE PROCEDING I WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU .I AM MR ISAISA MACICIDO THE FIRST SON OF THE SURVING SON OF THE FORMER SULTAN OF SOKOTO WHO DIED RECENTLY ON ADC PLAN CLASHLAST WEEK AGO.SINCE AFTER THE DAETH OF MY FATHER I HAVE LOOKING FORWARD FOR A RELIABLE PERSON THAT HAVE THE FEAR OF God that will help to secure some of my father fund that are outstanding in security companywhich i have the necessary legal document that will help the person stand as the next of kin to outstanding fund in the security company which after the suceesful transfer of the fund to the person foreign account, the person will help me look for tax free investment in the first world contry so that at the end of the we have causeto glorify God. please i will like the person to in'dicate interest by furnishing
me with the the necessary information that will help in the free flow of the transaction. 1. His or Her banking information. 2. HIs OR Her international passport. 3. His or Her residence addresses. 4.the kind of bussiness he or she will like to invest the money after the arrive his foreigh accounts. your urgent notificationis needed for the commensation of the transaction.keep and remain bless. hope to hear from you soonest.best regard to you and your family . yours faithfully for macicido's family THE REPLY SHOULD BE USING YAHOO MAIL.

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