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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • aichia4real@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss.Aichia Li" <aichia_l@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aichia_li@walla.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 17:33:44 +0000
Subject: Re: READ CAREFULLY AND HAVE CONFIDENTED

Dear Partner,
Good day and how are you doing with your family? Hope fine.
Please let this message do not be a surprise to you because i got your
contact information and lay all the trust in you before i decided to
disclose this confidential and successful transaction to you.
I also write
you this mail to you with pains and tear, For your asistance.
So that i can able to continue with my studies.
I was Adopted by Miss Khady Li,who become my mother,
as presently she is totally sick.the doctor said that,she surffing for
diabitis
and she only has few month to live.I am miss Aichia Li,form Sierra Leone.
I decided to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of
TEN
MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($10,300,000.00)for our
present future success.
So my mum ask me to seek for someone that i have trust on,So that i can able
to continue with my study in your country.she dont want me to pass throught
pain i was before she adopt me.that can able to help me to claim the money
from the sericurity trust firm company with some valable
iterm,which was deposited in the bank.will be for you in respect of all your
assistance for the
transfer of the fund into your account and provision of the bank account.

If you are really sure of your integerity, trustworthy and confidentiality,
and
accept not to cheat, betray or disappoint me after this when the
fund is transferred into your account, reply for the
re-assurance with your telephone and fax numbers necessary for effective
communication. As soon as you reply , call me through my private telephone
number or my mail (aichia4real@yahoo.com)
So that i will let you know the steps and
procedures to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.
I expect your urgent communication. So that the lawyer will do all
the documentation for the transfer.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Aichia Li

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