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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • jumonyata@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Jumo Nyata <jumonyata2@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jumonyata@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:52:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: OUR REF: SOS/REC/0368-X-07/01


FROM:S.O.S ASSOCIATES
23,Warshadaha road, Hamar Jadid,
Mogadishu Somalia

OUR REF: SOS/REC/0368-X-07/01

DEAR SIR/MADAM;

OUR COMPANY REPRESENT A CLIENT HERE IN SOMALIA .

WE HAVE FUNDS WHICH WE WISH TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY IF WE COULD AGREE ON TERMS. OUR INTEREST IS IN THE AGRICULTURAL,
TEXTILE OR WOOD SECTOR, OTHER PROFITABLE SECTOR CAN BE CONSIDERED ON
YOUR ADVICE.EMAIL AND PROVIDE US WITH :

1. TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX
2. YOUR FULL MAILING ADDRESS

ON RECEIPT OF THESE, FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED.
ALL CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THIS MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDDRESS:jumonyata@yahoo.co.uk

THANKING YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

REGARDS.

MR. JUMO NYATA.
FOR: S.O.S ASSOCIATES
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA


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