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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 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.
  • gofficemail2083@yahoo.com.hk
  • sandraoduh223@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Office=20mail?= <officemail2083@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: chisomikeobi01@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:44:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT CONFIRMATIONS IS HIGHLY NEEDED


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Gofficemail2083@yahoo.com.hk



- - RE OUTSTANDING PAYMENT Good day, Your Long overdue Payment I saw your name (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contractors inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was originated from Africa Europe Asia Plus Middle east Americans ) among the list of individuals an companies that your unpaid fund has been located to this Office Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of $10 million and has been approved already for months You are requested to get back to me for more direction and instruction on how to receive your fund However we received an email from one Dr Roy Anthony who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last week Dr Roy Anthony account co-ordinate as follows Bank of Lebanon A/c no 890458984589 Routing No bl 275-79665 Aba no BL-ANAJFG-FL Ben Dr Roy Anthony He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not Once again I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF International Monetary Fund Moreover we have three options which you have to choose one and get back to us The options are as follows 1 To open non residence account with us here at the amount of $300 and from there we will transfer the money into your bank account without transfer charges again 2 To deliver it cash through diplomatic means 3 To receive it through Atm card http //www imf org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf htm htm failure to pay your funds in time which according to records in the system had been long overdue pls Reply through system operator Sister Sandra Oduh Email sandraoduh223@yahoo.com.hk Yours Sincerely David Mark On Behalf Of Mr Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo Managing Director, IMF

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