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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:
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ezrawinner@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Olah Stevens <olahstevens@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ezrawinner@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 02:55:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:Respond asap



OLAH STEVENS & PARTRNERS=20
457 IKOTU ROAD BE KPOTA=20
LOME REPUBLIC OF TOGO=20
TEL:00228 930 75 45
ezrawinner@gmail.com=20

Dear sir=20
I am Mr OLAH STEVENS, a personal assistant to Mr G.GARSTENVELD,a national O=
f your country,who used to work as a contractor in Lome Togo.Hereinafter sh=
all be referred to as my client. On the 30th of April 2005, my client, and =
their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Kpalime express R=
oad. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.I have con=
tacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$20.5 million and=
150Kgs of Gold left behind by my client before it getsconfisicated or decl=
ared unserviceable by the Security Firm where this huge amount were deposit=
ed. The said Security firm has issued me a notice to provide the next of ki=
n .=20
I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since =
you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be p=
aid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then d=
iscuss the sharing ratio and modalities for the fund=A0 transfer.=A0 All I =
require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transacti=
on through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrange=
ment that will be free from any breach of the law.=20
Please get in touch with me through the above email or my alternative email=
:=20
ezrawinner@gmail.com
Kindly fill the informations as follows:=20
Your full name:........................
Tel:.......................... ............=20
Fax........................... .........=20
Address....................... .....=20
Age:.......................... ......=20
Occupation.................... ....=20
Marital status.....................=20
You can call me with telephone number :00228 930 75 45. for more details.=
=20
Best regards.=20
Olah Stevens(esq)=0A=0A=0A

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