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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.
  • petergaga@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Gaga" <peter.gaga2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: petergaga2003@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:28:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY.


INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
FROM: PETER GAGA,
Accra-Ghana.
Contact: 00233-246-693907
Email: petergaga@gmail.com

I AM PETER GAGA FROM BO FREE TOWN SIERRA LEONE WE ARE
WRITTING TO SEEK YOUR HIGHLY ESTEMMED HELP/ CONSENT IN A LASTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL BENEFIT INVOLVING $18.5 MILLION USD FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COMPANY/COUNTRY UNDER A JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP.
FOR DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION AND SOURCE OF FUND CONTACT REPLY FOR MORE INFORMATION .
WAITING FOR YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE
REGARDS.
MR.PETER GAGA
TEL.00233-246-693907


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