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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Zimba Gino <xcelenzimi@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:28:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: AGENT LOCATIONS / URGENT


YOU GO BACK AGAIN,SEND THE 97EUR AND STOP KEEPING ME WAITING,I HAVE IMPORTANT COURSE TO ATTEND AND THAT WILL TAKE ME 3 TO 4 MONTHS.A FRIEND OF MINE RECEIVES MONEY BY WESTERN UNION ALMOST ON A MONTHLY BASES FROM HIS BROTHER IN NETHERLANDS.LOOK FOR A WESTERN UNION OFFICE IN A BIGGER CITY NEAR YOU AND SEND THE MONEY TO ME.I WILL EXPECT THE MONEY ON 11.08.2008 AND MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT FAIL TO DO SO.
 
MY NAMES: ZIMBA GINO SAM
COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA
CITY: LOME
 
THERE ARE OVER 50 WESTERN UNION AGENT LOCATIONS HERE IN TOGO. ALSO SEE  https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/mtReceiver.asp?country=NL&language=nl
 
CHECK THIS WEBSITE AS ABOVE AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WESTERN UNION AGENT LOCATIONS.
 
I WILL BE EXPECTING ON 11.08.2008.
 
DR.ZIMBA GINO.


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