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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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• 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.
  • iyobosaisibor_orphanagehome01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Iyobosa Isibor <iyobosaisibor_orphanagehome02@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <iyobosaisibor_orphanagehome01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:28:39 +0000
Subject: Hello Honest People !!!



Hello Honest People, My name is Iyobosa Isibor of Iyobosa Isibor Orphanage/Motherless Home here in West Africa Benin Republic. I wish to pass this piece of information to any good and honest person who have interest in caring for the lessprivelegde and adopting of Kids.Iyobosa Isibor Orphanage Home has being in existence since 1987 and have over 127 kids who are motherless in the home, our mission is to restore hope into these kids lives making them to be what God wants them to be in future. We are looking for God fearing people whom the Lord our God have called into the ministry of caring for the lessprivelegde and motherless to join us in bringing light into the lives of these kids who are in need of help.Due to a recent heavy storm that distroyed the roof of the Home the kids are in a very bad conditions thats why we are seeking for your assistance to see that we join our hands to bring hope back into this kids lives. There are two kids. One Amanda, a 6-year-old girl and the other Max, a 5-year-old boy whose parents came from an unknown area and became residents of the United States. Three months ago both parents died in an autocrash which involved the family and the two kids miraculously survived. Presently, both kids are partially deaf and are in hospital where Dr Preye is attending to them. Their parents were worth over 6 million U.S. Dollars in their account before they died. We are looking for any good and honest man or woman who can accept both kids as his/her own and take good care of them. Such person will be left to administer the children's estate until they reach the age of 18 and will be entrusted with the family fund to look after the children. If you are interested to support/adopt these children please contact the divine Orphanage Home through the email:(iyobosaisibor_orphanagehome01@yahoo.co.uk clearly stating your names and contacts.Thanks for your time.Iyobosa Isibor
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