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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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• 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.
  • mrs_zsmith@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs_zsmith@yahoo.co.uk" <mrs_zsmith@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:34:42 -0800
Subject: From Zainab Muhamadu Smith


Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to your goodself, My Name is
Mrs. Zainab Muhamadu Smith, an Iraq refugee. My late husband was untill
recently, one of the personal aid to the former president of Iraq,President
Saddam Hussen who was formerly overthrown out of power and was recently
killed by the US government.Prior to this last serious crisis that is still
ravaging in mycountry,which recently led to misfortune of our government and
my late husband position as the personal aid to the president, We inherited
the sum of US$50 million.The funds were originally gotten from my
latehusband proceeds. My late husband was able to safe guard the fund with a
very good diplomatic contact from my Country and deposited it in South
Africa.I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing
and also coming over to Russia.

Please kindly guide and assist me in making the right investment since I am
also interested in buying a residential property as I will be moving with my
only son Aminu in over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and
logictics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective
satisfaction. In view of your participation.

I am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage for your assistance or
better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects with you.Be
assured that you stand norisk of any kind as the funds belong to me and my
only survived son aminu. As soon as I get your consent, we will quickly move
this fund to your country for investment . Again, upon your acceptance to
work asmy partner, you can contact me with my private e-mail
mrs_zsmith@yahoo.co.uk , for more details.I strongly believe that
associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will
derive a huge success here after, please include you private contact
telephone number and private e-mail for replying.

Yours Sincerely.
Mrs. Zainab Muhamadu Smith

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