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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PHIRI ABOA" <phiriaboa200@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: phiriaboa2006@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:50:01 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY.


Dear Sir,

I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met
ourselves previously. I am asking for your assistance after getting your contact from a
reliable source.I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to
investment.

I came across your name and address and after praying over it, i decided to get across to you in
respect of investment at my disposal.I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to my situation now.

I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this
opportunity to introduce myself to you. Well my name is PHIRI ABOA the only surviving son of
MR VINCENT PHIRI, a diamond dealer from KENEMA in Sierra Leone. My father is now late, he died
some months back during the last and current crisis in my country (SierraLeone). He was Killed
by the rebels for refusing to join and sponsor them.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money in my possession. This money
(US$7.5 Million) is deposited in a secuirty and finance company in Dakar, Senegal some years ago
by my father and he made me the sole beneficiary. I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to
claim the deposit from the security company and assist me on investing it as well in your country.

I have made up my mind to offer you 25% of the total sum and also map out 5% for any expenses
that will be made during the transaction while the remaining will go into investment.

As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known to you if I
am given the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to
this mail.

Thanks and remain bless.

Phiri Aboa.

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