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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "contact me immediately" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: walters mattlinda <walters_mattlinda@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:20:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent response..


Dear sir,

My names are Walters Mattlinda,a lawyer by proffession,an attorney to
the late CHIEF MRS. STELLA OBASANJO,wife of the NIGERIA President OLUSEGUN
OBASANJO,the present Head of State and CHIEF MRS. STELLA OBASANJO is
the Founder of CHILD CARE TRUST an NGO that care for the underpriviledge
and deformed children she is known for her charitable commitments.
For your brief information this woman died in Spain Europe some time
ago while undergoing a surgery in the hospital in Spain.
Please contact me immediately,i have some idea things to do with you
and it will benefit both of us when completed.
Note,as soon as i recieve a response to this message from you,i will
give you the breakdown of the whole thing and how will can go about it to
sucess completion and i will send you my telephone number for easier
communication between us and i will need yours too.
I am presently in france.
Awaits your earliest response.
WALTERS MATTLINDA.




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