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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347030095121
• 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.
  • ahmedali1961@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aahmedali1961@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ERNEST EBI" <ebiernestebi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedali1961@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:10:45 -0700
Subject: REWARD FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT!!!


FROM THE DESK OF DR.ERNEST EBI,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (RTD),
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

ATTN:REWARD FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT!!!

Maybe, you may not remember me,but i am not all that forgetful and the
records i have with me also helps me to remember.I am very much pleased to
inform you about my success in getting those inheritance/contract funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Oman. Presently I'm
in BRAZIL for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum.meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
getting the funds transferred despite that it failed us somehow due to the
intrusion of some corrupt officials in the U.B.A.I'm sorry for this late
information,is primarily due to unavoidable reasons as i did not find it
easy in relocating,I've just settled in remote area here for prospective
investment. Now contact privately, my personal Assistant ,his name is

MR.AHMED ALI
EMAIL ADDRESS:ahmedali1961@hotmail.com <ADDRESS%3Aahmedali1961@hotmail.com>
PHONE:+234-7030095121

ask him to send you the total sum of Five hundred thousand US DOLLARS(
$500,000 .00),}which i kept for your compensation for all your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter, I appreciated your efforts at that
time very much. so feel free and get in touch with him on the advise on how
to transfer the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive
it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.In the
moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I am
prospecting.
Finally you should inform me if the P.A is proving heady to release the sum
to you.

With Best regards,
DR.ERNEST EBI,

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