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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 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.
  • jo.harrison06@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Harrison" <jo-harrison@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:24:04 +0100
Subject: YOU GET 40%. OF THE TOTAL FUND.

I am Mr. Harrison Eze. a secrete lover to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, The wife of the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria who died in Marbella-Spain in October, 2005. While she was under-going a surgerical operation. I refer you to these sites; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Obasanjo.www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/nationalx/nr524102005.html vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/cover/october05/24102005/f224102005.html On the 21st of April 2004, she deposited some funds in my names as a next of kin for security reasons to a tune of 6.7M US Dollars(SIX MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED US DOLLARS) based on trust in one of the spanish funds and security outfit. I have RECENTLY INFORMED THEM WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE EXTREMITY OF THIS DEPOSITED,SINCE I WAS THE SUBSTANTIAL NEXT-OF-KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO THE DEPOSIT ON LEGAL BASIS. Prior to the execution of this directive; I HAVE INSTRUCTED THEM OF MY POSSIBLE !
INTENTION
S TO CLAIMS THIS FUNDS ABROAD AT MY WILL AND THEY HAVE CONSENTED TO THIS ARRANGEMENT based on my legal standing and the introduction of a foreign partner who shall front this as a result of my position and the nature of the original owner. I am now soliciting for your assistance/co-operation in going to SPAIN to signoff and claim this fund on a conducive business trust and relationship. As I am presentely undercover in Germany. As the secrete agent are after my life. Upon your readiness to travel to Europe to signoff and claim the fund from the Security Company, I will forward to you the necessary documents to enable you make the claim on the funds and have access to it. I will also forward to you the contact details of the HOLDING COMPANY so as to avoid unnecessary delays and leakage of secrets. Please do not respond to this mail if you are not convinced of this transaction and i apologise for any inconviniences i may have caused to you through this unsolici!
ted mail2E As you can as well just delate this mail from your mail box. And I humblely beg of you to keep my secret , secret. Please. Please reply through my private e-mail: jo.harrison06@yahoo.es Your early response is anticipated. May almighty God bless you. You can contact me through my mail for more vital information. Harrison Eze. Germany

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