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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.
  • charles_davis_1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles davis"<charles1-8@myway.com>
Reply-To: charles_davis_1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:03:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Quest For Property Investment.










Attention Sir/Madam,I am interested in purchasing properties as a means ofinvestment abroad. I do not know too well about how topurchase property in your country.I will need your help to do this. I need you to helpme look for properties like; Homes, lands and otherbusiness ventures for sale.I am proposing to invest the sum of $48,000,000 USDfor this. I do not know if you will be of help to me.Let me give you brief information about mypersonality; I once worked with the Government here asa Local Government Chairman here in my countryNigeria, but later got out of office to start aprivate local shipping before I Finally closed downthe Business.Business is not moving to well and things arecrumbling, the Economy here is bad and above all thegovernment is too inquisitive.I am 55 my wife 42, I have 4 children as well as mostof my cousins stay with me and probably would comearound with me. I have a sister that is presently adoctor and also a brother that is a Teacher. I do hopeall
now you know a little about me, so also I want toknow about your very self.My need to acquire these properties is urgent, as I amplanning to move out of my country with my family downto your country. I want you to also look for a goodhome (mini estate) where my family and I will live in.Please do write me back, so that we can proceed, Iwill need your phone and fax numbers to make contact with you if I am unable toaccess My emails.(charles_davis_1@yahoo.com )Best Regards,charles Davis

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