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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "alima almuslim" <alimaalmuslim@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alima_almuslim@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:29:45 +0100
Subject: Please Help Me

Dear Sir/Madam,

May i humbly introduce myself to your good self.my name is mrs Alima
Almuslim a South-Africa refugee in cotonou(rep of benin) my late husband was
a good business man before he had a motor accident and died.

Before his death he told me that he logde his money in a private security
company here in cotonou (rep of benin) with the sum of US$38.4million
dollars.(Thity-Eight Millon Four Hundred usd Cash)the funds were originally
gotten from proceeds and sales of gold,diamond and cocoa,which is our
countries major mineral resources and income.my late husband was able to
safe guard the fund with a very good diplomate contact to cotonou before his
death.

I have decided to contact you because i am interested in investing in your
country which is investment friendly.please kindly guide and assist me in
making the right investment since i am also interested in buying a
residential property as i will be moving my family over there as soon as
everything regarding technical and logistic details is worked out and
ascertained to our respective satisfaction.

However,upon your acceptance to work as my partner,you will be required to
come to meet with me in cotonou(rep of benin) for a face to face meeting so
we could know ourselves better.we have to agree on you benefits and plan how
we can move this fund down to your country immediately.

I am still waiting in cotonou where my late husband lodged the money with a
security company as jeweries before his death.

I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other
business ventures will derive a huge success here after.if you have any
question,please do not hesitate to include them in your reply.

Best regards

Mrs Alima Almuslim.

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