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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.
  • danielolayinka1944@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: daniel ade <aded01@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 03:35:51 +0000
Subject: Visa Provider



Dear Sir, I am Mr. Daniel Ade Olayinka , the managing director Soltan Trave=
l Tours Limited also working with the Nigeria immigration service. We proce=
ss visas for UK, CANADA and USA. We offer this service to people who are i=
nterested and ready to pay for the costs. The three mentioned visas takes u=
s only 14 working days to be ready due to the solid contacts wehave in UK/C=
ANADA/USA Embassies here in Nigeria and there is no interview involved. We =
have never disappointed any of our clients since we have been in this busin=
ess. We want you to become one of our agents in your country by providing c=
andidates to us for visa. We have had more than 9 years of experience in th=
is visa business, personal service is our main basis of success and our mot=
to is customer's satisfaction, at whatever cost. We assure you that, under =
our care, your clients will have an unforgettable andenjoyable trip to the =
above-mentioned countries. I will give you more information about the visa =
process and the cost as soon as I hear from you. I look forward to starting=
a new business with you very soon. contact me through my personal email ad=
dress : danielolayinka1944@hotmail.com
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Daniel Ade Olayinka

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