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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (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: robert ayas <ayas_rob@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 01:32:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Amarjit Singh


FROM ROBERT AYAS
EMAIL:ayas_rob@yhaoo.com

GREETINGS.

MAY I WISH TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.MY NAME IS ROBERT AYAS,I AM FROM SIERRA LEONE,THE FIRST SON OF LATE MR.RAYOUF AYAS WHO WAS THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF ADMISTRATION OF SIERRA LEONE MINNING CORPORATION.

PRESENTLY THE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE IS MONITORING ALL THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT DEPARTMENTAL HEADS THAT SERVED IN THE CORPORATION.WITH REGARDS TO THIS,I HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY MY FAMILY TO LIAS WITH A FOREIGN PARTNER IN OVERSEAS AND GET OUR LATE FATHERS FUNDS TRANSFERED OUT AND SECURED IN A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT IMMEDIDIATELY.

THE FUNDS IN QUESTION IS SEVEN MILLION,SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS($7.6M USD)OF WHICH YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WHEN THE MONEY MUST HAVE BEEN SECURED IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

DETAILS ABOUT THE FUNDS AND ITS LOCATION WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO YOU UPON CONFIRMATION OF YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS.

YOURS SINCERELY
ROBERT AYAS


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