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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • bar_mohammedstamps02@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mohammed stqmps" <bar_stamps1141@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bar_mohammedstamps02@excite.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:30:02 +0100
Subject: PLEASE READ






Mrs.Vera Eyadema
Dear Sir/Madam,
You may be surprise as you receive this unsolicited mail as it may appear to
be. Sorry to bother you any way.
I am Mrs. Vera Eyadema, second wife to the late President Gnassingbé Eyadéma
of Lome,Togo. In order to avoid any long meaningless talk,
I am looking for a person who can be TRUSTED to handle part of the money the
late President wanted to go and deposit in Switzerland for me and my
only Son three weeks before he died. The money was deposited in a Security
Company for safe keeping . To be honest with you, we were no longer married
before his death but he deposited the money in my Name to help me and my
only Son. I am presently in a neibouring country Cote D' Iovire (Ivory
Coast) due
to the present political instability in my country and because there is no
peace in my country right now. Same here the political situation here is not
good enough
to invest in this country any more.
Get back to me as soon as you receive this email to enable me give you
further details and modalities for work.
I wait for your quick response to my proposal.
I will explain in details after your response to this mail.
Best Regards
Mrs. Vera Eyadema
Please I advised that you through this sites for more information on this
transaction.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4239983.stm
Please do reply me via bar_mohammedstamps02@excite.com

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