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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jeremiah" <creg2288@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: u_gee4all@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:48:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Do not delay....


ECOWAS INTERNET
CRIME ERADICATION
COMISSION(EICEC)

Dear Sir,
We want to appologize to you for the Internet scam and fraud you have
sufferd from the criminals in our Region (Africa). We are working
tiredlessly to bring to book the perpertraitors of such crimes, and also
doing our possible best in refunding back to all that might have sufferd
from the same act all the money spent and all the money scammed from
them.
However, your contact was found by our Scam Dectactive Unit (SDU) in
the list of those who were defrauded some time ago, and we want to asure
you that, all the money that was being defrauded from you, will be
refunded back to you once you establish substancial evidence and proof
that you were defrauded by fraudstars through the information that you
will be giving to us that well lead to their possible arrest.We assure you of
proper treatment of these issue and a proper investigation.
In this Regards,if you are one of those victims you have been advised to
urgently Contact us immediatelly without futher delay and for prompt action
hence this letter.
Send to us all the necessary proof, and also endevour to include the email address and country of the person
who defrauded you, so that our Scam Dectactive Unit (SDU) can tress and bring them to book.
Your money will be refunded back to you with imediate effect, once you establish substancial evidence to us.
Urgently reply this mail immediately without futher delay.
Regads,
Mr. Jeremiah
(EICEC).



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