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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • hubert_favour@yahoo.com.au

Fraud email example:

From: "hubertfavour" <hubertfavour@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:07:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Request For A Foreign Manager/Investor






























































































































PLS KINDLY SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:(hubert_favour@yahoo.com.au) Dear Friend, Compliments of the season. I am Mr. Favour Hubert. I am writing you on behalf of my mother in respect of our late father estate for management assistance and directives. Our father Col. Rodrigue Hubert a former Paymaster General of Ecomog ( A PEACEKEEPING MILITARY ORGANISATION WITHIN THE WEST-AFRICA SUBREGION) deposited huge amount of money with a security company. To the knitty-gritty of the matter, my mother (MRS. MATILDA HUBERT) got to know about the deposit with the Security Company when the family lawyer read my late father's will. The total amount involved happens to be USD22.5 million. The problem is that in my late father's will, an instruction was given that before she can lay hand on a cent from the money deposited with the security company, she must personally present a competent and reliable foreign Manager/Investor to whom the USD22.5 million should be released to for
onward investment purposes because she had been a full time Housewife all through her married life and as such has no experience in financial management matters. From the discussions I held with her, I discovered that my mother is interested in buying a good house to live with us abroad. Under this circumstances I deem it fit that you can be of assistance to us, because I have the believe you can capably handle this transaction without any mistake as this is the only hope we have left in this world. Please replies strictly to this email address.(hubert_favour@yahoo.com.au) Looking forward to your prompt reply. Yours faithfully, Favour Hubert.

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