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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.
  • isaacbeytah1940@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: spiff izuma <spiffizuma13@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 04:16:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Thanks for your urgent response and hopefully we can work this out sincerely.


Hello,isaacbeytah1940@yahoo.ca

In fact I am very glad to have your response to my mail also many thanks for your concern towards the actualisation of this transaction and I encourage you not to relent in this deal because this is not something that took me unaware rather it is a deal which i have studied properly as a well experienced Banker and found out that success is already on our-side if only you could stick to your word i mean the assurance you gave to work sincerely, brotherly with me to see this transaction through.

My dear i want to make it very clear to you that you are dealing with a responsible man who has the fear of our Omnipotent God, therefore you should not see my involvement in this transaction as an evil act rather it is a perfect act of God.

So all I need from you now is your maximum cooperation to stand firmly as the next of kin and i am here to back you up in the situation that the bank demand any thing from you.

As soon as i hear from you i will send to you a sketch of application which you will fill and email it to the bank applying for the claim of the fund as the next of kin. My dear i want us to work as a family since no one is coming for the claim of this fund since the death of our late customer.

The ratio should be 50-40 while the rest 10% will be set aside to settle any expenses we might incure during the process of securing this fund.

Looking forward for your urgent response and further correspondence should be on this email account and you should endeavour to keep this transaction a top secret to avoid an eye brow tomorrow.

My dear i don't want you to look this as a devilish attempt because it will help us for life and we will use part of this money to the less privilege once.

You should bear in mind that there is no risk involve and you should feel free in communication.

You should endeavour to include your private telephone and fax number for easy communication.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely.
Spiff Izuma.
+226-7037-7447.
Call me on the receipt of this email ok.





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