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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.
  • mrsmarisgiggs@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS MARIA GIGGS" <missmaria01@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 04:56:28 +0200
Subject: Goodday


Goodday,
I am Miss Maria Giggs, a Sierra Leonean residing in Republic Of Benin, West
Africa.You will be surprise to receive this mail from a total stranger like
me, Anyway, I got your contact through internet and decided to approach you
for assistance.

My father late Chief Hanks Giggs was one of the prominent Gold & Diamond
dealers in my country Sierra Leone, also the traditional ruler of my home
town before He was murdered in cold blood early last two years alongside
with my mother by the Rebels of R.U.F when they invaded the town.

When I got home from school to see the remains of my late father and other
family members,I discovered that my home had been burnt down and my parents
were both murdered by the Rebels of R.U.F that has been fighting against the
legitimate Government in my country since 1992.

My late father deposited the sum of $12,500.000USD (TWELVE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR) as a Family treasure in a trust security company
here in Republic Of Benin, West Africa before his untimely death, this money
was meant to be use to build an Ultral Mordern Medical Clinic here in
Republic Of Benin for me and my brother after We shall have completed our
studies but untimely death of our parents have denied us this good
opportunity.

Now,as the remaining body of the family also next of kin to benefit the
money, We have made up our maind I and my younger brother KENNETH to foward
claims of ownership of the box containing the money with the Security
Company, but We need a reliable person through whom we could move the money
abroad and who will subsequently help us to invest the money wisely while I
go back to school to complete my education.

Bear in mind that We would entrust this money in your hands if you would be
willing to help us in this matter I have negotiated with my younger brother
to give you 20% of the total sum if you will assist us.

please get back to me promptly so that we can discuss the modalities of
making this smoothly.

I will equally insist that you make it a very private and confidentil matter
please by contacting me through my private email address
(mrsmarisgiggs@mail.ru)
I look forward to hear from you soonest.
Kind Regard,
Miss Maria Giggs

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