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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Alisia Haruna" <missalisia_haruna05@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: missalisia_haruna00@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:53:41 +0000
Subject: Partnership investment with you

From Miss Alisia Haruna
Dakar-Senegal West Africa.

Good Day ,

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I , intend to
establish in your country.

Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding
in someone to succeed sometimes in life. I have a substantial capital I
honourably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative and
profitable business venture which you know will be suitable for
our mutual benefits. Your able co-operation is to become my business partner
in your country and create ideas on how the fund will be SHIPED or
TRANSFERED and invested properly with your assistance.

Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this
proposal, I would furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure,
amount involved and your percentage. I shall be glad to reserve a respect
and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter
your immediate attention it deserves. If this proposal is acceptable by you,
please do not make undue advantage of the trust I'll bestow on you. And
your urgent reply is highly needed on wether you want the fund to be SHIPED
to you for you to see it with your eyes and retrieve it yourself or TRANSFERED
by bank to you.

Yours Faithfully,
Miss Alisia Haruna

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