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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • fred_amadi@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fredamadi@terra.es" <fredamadi@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:21:03 +0100 (MET)
Subject: FROM FRED AMADI



FROM FRED AMADI

ATTENTION!!!

RE: LONG OVER DUE CONSIGNMENT ON YOUR NAME AND FAVOUR.

I AM FRED AMADI, A DIRECTOR FUND RECONCILIATION BOARD WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE HON. MINISTER OF FINANCE TO FIND OUT BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH, WHY YOUR CONSIGNMENT VALUED US$10.5M ON YOUR FUND PART PAYMENT IS STILL UNCLAIMED.

HOWEVER, THEIR ARE TWO GENTLEMEN AND A LADY HERE WHO CAME FROM YOUR COUNTRY TO CLAIM
THIS CONSIGNMENT ON YOUR BEHALF AND THE REASON GIVING TO US IS THAT YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SENT THEM THAT YOU ARE TERMINAL SICK.

IN THIS REGARD, KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO US FOR PROPER INDENTIFICATION, AND TO KNOW IF YOU ARE THE ONE THAT SENT THEM FOR THE CLAIM.

UPON THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION, THE HON. MINISTER OF FINANCE WILL IMMEDIATELY SIGN THE SHIPMENT APPROVAL AND REFER YOU TO OUR DIPLOMATIC AGENT WHO WILL BE BRINGING THE CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DOORSTEP IN YOUR COUNTRY.
OUR DESIRE IS TO SERVING YOU BETTER.
AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS.(fred_amadi@katamail.com)

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Mr.FRED AMADI .







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