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

Fraud email example:

From: "fredoomarr@terra.es" <fredoomarr@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:38:45 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Your entitlement



Hello My Good Friend,

Season greetings from Dr Fred Omar who contacted you long ago, I'm happy to inform you that I have succeeded in moving those funds out with a new helper from South Korea, whom based on agreement received %30 of the entire money for his financial involvement and efforts.

I have since embarked on an Electronic Company projects with my share of the money. Meanwhile, I did appreciate your efforts and attempts to help move the funds even though we couldn't realize it together, meanwhile I kept total of $1.3m bank draft for your compensation. Go ahead and write to my Secretary in Benin Repuplic. his name is Mr Phillip Chido on phillipochi@yahoo.fr phone number as follows: + 229 93 48 40 64 provide him your following information;

Your Full Nane:
Delivery address:
Phone number:

Please accept it in good faith. Let me know when you get it for us to share the joy.I'm busy here with the investment projects, I had forwarded instruction to him concerning your bank draft, So he will send the amount to you.

I remain your friend,
Dr Fred Omar





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