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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.
• 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.
  • chinedu0077@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chigozie_obi@microcamp.com.br
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:57:06 -0300
Subject: Contact my secretary in Republic of Benin


Dear Good Friend, Compliments of the day and God's blessings .I am glad to
inform you that I have successfully concluded the transaction, the money has
been transferred to Swizerland.It is done through the assistant ofMR CHIGOZIE
OBI   who is a Swizerland base business .Currently I am in
Swizerland with him and children. However, I did not forget you because you
are the source of my success,you made me what I am now though you are not
there to complete this project with me but I gave all the credit and thanks
to you. I know it is not your fault or rather your wish to back up on me and
the transaction. In appreciate of your assistance I have mapped out as a
compensation and wrote on your favour a certified bank draft worth of
$2,500,000.00 Million United States Dollar Only I left the draft with my
Secretary  MR.chinedu NWANNE on my departure to Swizerland. I would like
you therefore, to contact him on the below info so that he can mail it to you.
ATTN: MR.chinedu NWANNE  Email:chinedu0077@yahoo.fr I would have
love to call you from Swizerland where I currently reside but due to the
recent terrorist attack Mr.Ferraro advice me not to call because all
internatonal calls are been monitored by the Swizerland authority. Contact my
secretary in Republic of Benin so that he can release your bank draft to you.
I will stop here. Once again, thank you very much and remain blessed with
your family. Regards, MR CHIGOZIE OBI  
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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