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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Wareham Jeff"<wareham.jefff@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <wareham.jefff@jmail.co.za>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:32:03 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend.

Attn.
I want to quickly contact you for an urgent and optimistic transaction proposal which I will like to confirm your readiness. I found your contact on My name is Jeff Wareham the personal and wealth advisor to the late President El Hadj Omar Bongo of the Republic of Gabon who died after a protracted illnes on 8 june 2009. The Late President died in spanish hospital. Kindly go through this link for further clarification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Bongo

While he was on hospital bed, he instructed me to lodge sum money for him in a private vault. When I heard of his death, I quickly make the deposit in my name. On this note, I implore you to tell me your readiness to assist in having the funds invested in any business sector that will be mutually beneficial.
On receipt of this mail, do get back to me and we will reason together on how to have the deal concluded.

Reply To; wareham.jeff@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Mr Jeff Wareham

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