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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • habib_aminatu@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AMINATU HABIB" <aminatu_habib2000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: habib_aminatu@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:08:38 +0400
Subject: Reply

How are you, hope all is well with you and your family. My name is
Aminatu Habib , a girl from Ghana,
am 28 years old am a house maid by profession, and I have a proposal to
make which I believe will be
helpful to both of us.

Like I told you at the beginning, I am a house maid working under a
woman who died recently. Before
her death, she was a very well known diamond merchant in Ghana and
Bokinafaso who lived in Sierra
Leone. My late madam died having one son and no husband.

As a mark of appreciation for working with my Madam for several
years, she gave me a will to the tune
of US$5.5 million which is presently with a security company in Europe
with me as the beneficiary.

l am presently living in Ghana while this fund is in Europe, I cannot
travel to Europe because of
difficulty in obtaining a visa moreover I don;t have a bank account
where this money can be lodged,
this is the reason why I have contacted you l want you to stand as the
beneficiary and help me claim this
fund from the security company in Europe.

You shall also help me invest this fund in any profitable business in
your country or any part of the world
also intend to come over to continue my education. I have been in
contact with the
security company;they promised that they will act on my instructions
as soon as am through with my
arrangement on who can stand as the new beneficiary to claim the fund
on my behalf.

For your assistance I will offer you 20% for making my dream come true,
I will also set aside 10% of the
total amount for any expenses that will arise during the course of
transaction. Please note that all
documents relating to this transaction is with my late Madams lawyer, I
will make them available once you
indicate your willingness to assist me.




have a nice day and God bless you.


Aminatu Habib

Please contact me on my private email(habib_aminatu@hotmail.com)

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