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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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: "Felicia Musa" <felithiamdoun@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: thiamfeli@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:51:16 +0200
Subject: From Miss Felicia

Dear Sir

Greetings
I know this proposal letter might be a pleasant suprised to you as we don't know eachother before. I am Felicia Musa 27 years old Sudanese, now seeking asylum in Dakar Senegal under (UNHCR).My Father is Mr Abdallah Musa Abdallah of Beja Congress Secretary General who was arrested on the 1st of Febaury 2005 at port sudan and have been detained by the goverment of Sudan under the regine of Omar Al Bashir of Sudan.
But I narrowly escaped with some very important documents of ( $ 9.100.000) Nine point one million Us dollars,deposited by my Father in a financial security firm in Dakar Senegal under my name as next of kin.
I contacted you as a cause of my serious search for a reliable and trust worthy person that can handle such a confidential transaction of this nature.
I got your contact from the Dakar chamber of commerce and Industry.So I do wish to Invest in a Manufacturing and Real Estate Management Industry in your country. However I will require your assistance to help me transfer this money pending my arrival to meet with you.
Furthermore, I only want this to be done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment, and I also want to add here that if accepted by you, you will serve as the appointed beneficiary of the money.I feel confidence therefore, to introduce this offer to you.
For your participation and all your assistance regarding to this transfer, I have decided to give you 15% of the total money on behalf of my family. Therefore, you are requested to furnish me back immediately you receive this request to transfer this money from where it is now to your country of residence account or any account of your interest
On commencement of this transaction. I want to let you understand that my future depends solely on this money. So please keep this business to yourself only to avoid raising eye brow of any third party.
I am eagerly expecting your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Felicia Musa.

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