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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
• 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.
  • info_m203@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rtd Mohamed Buba Marwa <info_m203@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:12:45 +0900
Subject: INVESTMENT INQUIRY

Hello My Dear Friend, Please am very sorry for this uninvited mail from me but I want you to understand that my main aim of directly sending this official massage to you is to inform you that My name is Mohamed Buba Marwa( Ret) Army General.am forwarding this proposal to you out of trust. The transaction involves a cash investment the sum of US$120,000.000(One Hundred and Twenty Million United States Dollar)in estate business in your country. The investment will be under your supervision on behalf of me and my family. Please go trough this website http://www.mbmarwa.com Now currently searching for a honest person who can help me to invest in Real estate investment or any other profitable investment because I cannot do it on my own now because of my current situation here in Nigeria for some political issues. So please if you can help me out kindly reply me back on this email address;info_m203@yahoo.fr God Bless you Rtd Mohamed Buba Marwa

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