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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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• 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.
  • samcahillesq01@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: george idoko <george_idoko07@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:44:02 +0100
Subject: Bequeathed to you



Hello, You may find it quite unusual but I was directed by God to distribute my wealth for charity due to my present life and death crumbling situation. Light and life of this world is gradually passing away from me, and my personal physician informed me two days ago that I have only but a few days more to go. I am a victim of the deadly HIV and my condition is too critical. I am writing this mail to you through the aid of my only daughter who is a Reverend sister in the catholic monastery. I am a wealthy Oil merchant here in London and with no other relations to inherit my wealth my daughter directed me to distribute my estate to various charity groups,disable individuals,foundation homes and corporate individuals. I may not be privileged to read your return mail and for this obvious reason you are to contact my attorney, Mr. Sam Cahill, samcahillesq01@yahoo.co.uk for legal documentation and transfer of legacy of £300.000.00 (three hundred thousand British pounds sterling) to you. May God bless you as you use this fund wisely for humanitarian assistance. I remain in the Lord.George .G Idoko
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