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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dessue mathenes" <maithen22@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: maithen2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:25:18 +0100
Subject: reply pls

Dear sir,
I got your contact in cause of a seriouse search
for a reliable foreign partner, which really made me to
contact you for assistance in transfering my money to
you for investement purpose.I'm Dessue s Metthan the son
of a late sierraleonian Col,Metthan s soku .
Who died 4 years ago when the revolutionary united
front rebels(R.U.F)attacked our residence on the 20
of feb 2002 in Makeni Sierraleon. Following the cease
fire agreement which was reach year before last year
with the help of United Nation peace keeping troops,
I used the opporturnity to leave the country with a
very important document of(US$8.5m)EIGHT million
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S Dollars,
deposited by my late father in security company,
under my name. this money was realised from
diamond export. Now'I'm searching for a trusted
individual or foreign firm whom I can invest this
money with for I am next of kin to these money.
However I contact you based on your capability
and vast knowledge on international commercial
investement. For your assistance and co-opertion
I will give you 10%of the total sum realised after the
sucessfull transffer of this money.Please kindly
communicate your acceptance of this proposal so
that we can discuss the modalities of seeing this
transaction through. I count on you greately for
your assistance. I will be waiting to hearing from
you soonest Thanks,
Dessue .

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