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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)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • elderemeka@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: godwin solomon <barr_godwinsolomon@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <elderemeka@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:55:28 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend



Dear Friend
Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition ofhealth.I'm happy to inform you about my success ingetting those funds transferred under the co-operationof a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in SouthKorea for investment projects with my own share ofthe total sum. Meanwhile i didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those fundsdespite that it failed us some how.Now contact mysecretary in Nigeria his name is ELDER EMEKA andhis email address is (elderemeka@yahoo.com ) ask himto send you the total $2,000,000 which I kept for yourcompensation for all your past efforts and attempts toassist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts atthat time very much .so feel free and get intouch withmy secretary ELDER EMEKA and instruct him whereto send the amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you receive it sothat we can share the joy after all the sufferings atthat time. I'm very busy here because of theinvestment projects which me and the new partner arehaving at hand,finally, remember that I had forwardedinstruction to My secretary on your behalf to receivethose moneys feel free to get in touch with ELDER EMEKAhe will send the amount to you without anydelay. With best regardsBARR GODWIN SOLOMON
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