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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:

• 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.
  • margai_theresa11@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Von:Frau Theresa Margai" <info_margai@myway.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:14:10 +0100
Subject: Hallo

Von:Frau Theresa Margai
P O Box 51009
Dubai United Arab Emirate

guten Tag
Ich bin Theresa Margai-Kult. Ich war eine Mitglied des erdöl Aufsichtsrats des
vereigniten Arabische Emirates.
In meiner Amtzeit hatte Ich Erdöl an Asien verkauft. Der Verkauft würde mit $ 5.800.000.00 mehr abgerechnet. Dieses Extra Geld in hohe von 5,8 millionen Dollar soll an mich bezalt werden.
Ich wurde mich freuen wenn Sie mir helfen konnen, das Geld im Empfang zu nehmen und es zu investieren.
Ich bitte um einer Geheimhaltung deises Geschäfts. Ihrer Anteil an das Geld und die Bediegungen konnten wir besprechen.
Ich freue mich auf Ihrer Antwort und einer Zusammenarbeit.
Bitte an meiner private E-mail: margai_theresa11@yahoo.fr

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Frau Theresa Margai

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