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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.
• 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.
  • blessingyak1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Blessing Yak <roeaul@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: blessingyak1@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 20:54:58 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Hello Dear Good Day To You


Dear
I am more than happy to read your interesting mail from site and i hope that you are fine and healthy, I have noticed that you are the kind of man i am looking for since all this while, i believe that you are a trust worthy and caring person, thats what makes me to disclose my identity to you.

My name is Miss Blessing Justin Yak, i am 24 years of age from Republic of Sudan in west Africa but presently i am seeking asylum in the refugee center here in dakar Senegal a sister neigbhouring country as a result of the civil war which is taking place in my counrty Dafur Sudan.My late father was the Presidential adviser for local government affairs to Sudanese President, my father was kill by Sudan President Omar al Bashir in Plane Crash

I was brought to dakar by the United nations high commission for refugees (UNHCR) in senegal dakar where i am seeking assylum now.The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some amount of money. my Late My father deposited the sum of US$8, 500, 000.00 in Bank with my name as the next of kin as i am the only child of my parents. However, I shall forward to you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and investment of the funds.As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my school, as i was in my 1 year in the university, when the crisis started. Email Contact; (blessingyak1@yahoo.fr)

I would like to know more about you.Your likes and dislikes,your hobbies and what you are doing presently.I will send to you my photo in next mail and i will be expecting yours.I will tell you more about myself in my next mail.
Yours Blessing


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