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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR YUSUFU KABA.." <yusufu015@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: yusufu016@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2027 21:59:46 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP.

Dear Friend,
Please bear with me for sending this letter to you surprisingly. My name is Mr Yusufu Kaba, a young man originally from sierra lenone in west Africa.Presently living in Refugee camp Dakar Senegal.
My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me in Standing for me as my fathers foreign partner to claim and investing my inheritance fund in your country or elsewhere of your choice.
The funds was deposited by my late father in a holding firm in Dakar Senegal after the death of my father during the war in my country Sierra Lenone. we do not have other things left to survive. We have to escape down to Dakar Senegal through the help of red cross to claim the deposit money and transfer it out for investment.
Upon this agreement we have map out 20% percent of the total deposit of (8.2 milion US dollars.) for your Godly assistance and 2% percent for any expenses it will cost you during the transfer to your country.
Please all the documents will be send to you as soon as i hear from you.
Wish to hear from you soon.
Bye and God bless.
Yours truly
YUSUFU KABA..

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