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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • alex_ouederago@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?alex=20ouederago?= <alexouederago@seznam.cz>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:39:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?URGENT=20AND=20CONFIDENTIAL=2E?=

Dear Friend,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction.
This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.

My name is Mr.Alex ouederago,i work with the ministry of work and infractures Burkina faso as the chief inspector in charge of contract payment.i am in charge of the compiling and approval of the list for payment to be made by the ministry of finance.
I want to seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of government contract payment. There were some projects excuted by the government in the 2005 budget year,which payments are due for collections.The amount involved is 6.3million Euro

You do not need to come down or filled or sign any documents all will be done by me over here,What you have to do is arrange for good account were this money will be paid into. I will give you 30%while 60% will be for me and 10% for expenses.

I will need your detail informations as follow to enable me to do all necessary documentations.

1) Your fullname.....

2) Age..........

3) Contact address...

4) Telephone or fax.

If you know that you are interested in helping me to get this money into your account for safe keeping and good investment ,get back to me via my email address so that i will give you full details about the contract payments to be made.
I will be waiting to read your reply. Please contact me through this email address (alex_ouederago@yahoo.ca).

I am waiting to hear from you based on your williness.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Alex Ouederago.

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