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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.
• 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.
  • vicavoki@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?MR._VINCENT__AVOKI?=" <avoki.vincent@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:46:58 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD_DAY/URGENT_RESPONSE_IS_NEEDED.?=


Hello.

Am Mr. Vincent, I work with a bank here in Ghana as an accounting officer. I have just found out that a foreign customer with us died last year without leaving a next of kin to his funds and he has no known family. The bank will keep the funds if it remains unclaimed which will only favor the bank, so I decided to look for a foreigner that will agree to inherit the funds while I prepare grounds for it.

I deem it important to assure you that this is legal and genuine and will be carried out officially too. The claim itself is overdue and will be given prompt attention by the bank upon your payment request while I will give you exclusive details and support from here. I am ready to give you 25% of the funds for your support and I also guarantee
the safety of your name and details.

Please contact through this email:vicavoki@hotmail.com

I will furnish you with more details upon getting your
immediate response.

Thank you.

Mr.Vincent Avoki.


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