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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • edwin_ob@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fredomarx@terra.es" <fredomarx@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:25:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Your entitlement



Hello my good friend.=20
=20
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? If you do not=
remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding=
a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am us=
ing this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business =
has been concluded with the assistance of another partner who financed the =
transaction to a conclusion. I thank you for your great effort during our u=
nfinished transfer of fund due to one reason or the other. But I want to in=
form you that I have successfully transferred the fund with the help of a n=
ew partner who financed and assisted me in this great venture.=20
=20
Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed durin=
g the course of the transaction especialy keeping it confidential and not j=
eordazing the trasaction even when it became obvious i have contacted anoth=
er partner. I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the =
sum of $1.3m I have left a certified international bank draft for you worth=
of $1.3m (one million three hundred thousand USdollar) cashable anywhere =
in the world. My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary Edwin =
Obi, throug his email dress at: (edwin_ob@yahoo.fr) for the collection of y=
our bank draft.I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever y=
ou contact him for it. At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the in=
vestment projects, which I and the new partner are having at hand. Please I=
will like you to accept this with good faith as this is from the bottom of=
my heart,Also comply with Mr.Edwin directives so that he will send the dra=
ft to you without any delay.=20

Contact Mr.Edwin Obi
email address: (edwin_ob@yahoo.fr)
Phone:+22993484064

Therefore, you should send him all the requested information needed for you=
r draft to be delivered such as;

Your Full name:
Your delivery address:
Your contact phone number:

Thanks and God bless you.=20

Mr. Fred Omar






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