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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.
  • tessien1447@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: tessien1447@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL


GREETINGS,
I want to transfer huge amount of fund from Nigeria to your country and as =
you may like to know, i got the fund from over-invoiced=A0 projects which i=
signed for contractors in the ministry of finance Nigeria where i work as =
the accountant general,and now the fund is deposited in my private account =
here in Nigeria and i want to invest the fund properly in good business in =
your country . I am glad that i have contacted you and i will appreciate yo=
ur willingness to help me to transfer and invest the fund in your country a=
nd what i want from you is honesty and be sincere.i don't need any let down=
from you when the fund is transferred to your bank account.i will come=A0 =
to meet you within some days after the transfer of the fund to your bank ac=
count.If you don't bank account,you should an account for the transaction.
I have all the document about the fund with me which i will present if need=
ed anywhere in the world ,so you don't need to be afraid ,i have told my ba=
nker that the fund is going to be transferred to my business associate=A0 a=
ccount which is you and that the fund is for investment purposes and the=A0=
transfer of the fund will take 2 days for the fund to enter into your acco=
unt and the total fund to be transfered is $10 million.
I want you to know that the transaction is clean and risk free,what i need =
from you=A0 is for you to be honest to me and send me the bank account numb=
ers and the bank name and address including your private phone number and y=
our full names and address . i am waiting to receive the bank account and y=
our details .reply to :tessien1447@yahoo.com
Thanks.
Chief.Tanko Essien=20
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