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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • deseyadema@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eyadema Desmond" <deseyedema@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 23:47:57 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND IMPERATIVE


Sincere Request:

Dear Sir/Madam.


I am sure that the receipt of this mail will be of utmost blessing to you.
However sorry to marvel you a bit and take some of your time in going
through this unpredicted letter of entreaty for your forbearing and
facilitation.



I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am DESMOND
EYADEMA,The Ex late PRESIDENT SON OF TOGO, I call you in respect of my
consignment boxes in NEW YORK, which I want you to assist me and stand as my
foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in the United State of
America ,this fund am writing you about is USD$38.5million which my late
father lodged in a SECURITY COMPANY for me and my mother, and Mr. John
Ascot who was suppose to receive this consignment in U.S.A ,Was demanding
for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on for any reason, that was why
we have to stop the delivery to him immediately, I writing you to humbly my
pledge for you to claims this fund on my behalf.



I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your assistance, because
that was the former agreement we have with our foreign partner. Mr. John
Ascot before he later change is mind because of his greed that is why I and
my mother put a stop to the delivery to him

I hereby give you warranty that this covenant will be consummated with all
total repute to all statutory pecking order that will protect you from any
fissure of all existing charter. I herby guarantee you that all necessary
credentials/information and legal documents required to legally equipped
your claim to this funds.



Kindly get back to with your full personal data's including your telephone
numbers to enable US discuss the necessary modalities.



Thank you in anticipation for your positive response.

Please kindly send your response to my alternative email address.
deseyadema@i12.com


Yours Sincerely.
Desmond Eyadema

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