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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 united states 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "sabu" <sabuameen01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:47:40 +0200
Subject: Hopping To Hear From You

Please Dear,
I am Sabu Ameen,the son of Sami Ameen.
My father was a well known gold and diamond dealer from Darfur in Sudan.
He was gruesomely murdered in cold blood on the 26th January this year 2006 during bombing of the village of Rahad Kabolong in the western Sudanese state of North Darfur with my mother.Before their death,He informed me that he secretly deposited the sum of US$4.500.000.00 Million (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)with a Finance Firm.
However, he gave me all the documents covering the deposited fund and instructed me to come down here in Senegal with my younger sister for the retrieval and transfer of the money to a foreign trustee for a sustainable investment.
I therefore solicit for your assistance to claim the fund and as well to transfer the fund into your private or company account for onward investment in your country under your control,because at my age,i don't have a business idea.
So,all we are asking is that for you to stand as my fathers foreign partner to the Finance Firm to enable us retrieve the fund out from the Finance Firm Kindly reply immediately for more details on the procedure and all vital documents will be forwarded to you to ensure a smooth and successfull transaction.
Thanks for your anticipated understanding and co-operation.
Best regards,
Sabu Ameen

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