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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:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • raymondtanwar44@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rmndtanwar1 Gazeta.pl" <rmndtanwar1@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: raymondtanwar44@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:19:05 -0700
Subject: Hello my Friend


Hello my Friend
This message may be too strange for you to understand, my name is Doctor
Raymond Tanwar,

I am in respect of Mr. Robert Westfall an America citizen whom just lost
his life to brain tumor on 5th of June 2008 Before his death he made me to
understand that he has worked in Nigeria for good 6years and has the total
sum of USD$15million dollars deposited at access bank of Nigeria, and also
gave me all proves i need for the claim of his money,


From all indications Mr. Robert has no parent ,relatives nor guardian's. i
have gone to access bank for the claim of the fund. the MD of the bank said
that the bank needs any of the following
(1) Parent
(2) relatives
(3) guardian's
(4) well-wisher or friends

I am contacting you to stand behind me for the claim of the fund. while i
will make sure very thing here went successfully.
God bless you as i wait for your urgent reply,

Yours faithfully
Doctor Raymond Tanwar
HAVANA HOSPITAL
ADDRESS 21 FESTAC TOWN LAGOS NIGERIA
POSTAL CODE 23401
EMAIL raymondtanwar44@hotmail.com

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