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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:
  • "million 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.
  • bolkiahaminatu@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.AMINATU BOLKIAH" <aminatu_bolkiah@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsaminatubolkiah@luxmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:20:40 +0400
Subject: FROM:MRS.AMINATU BOLKIAH

Assalamu alaikum ,

It's my sincere wish that this mail meets you in good health , I'm Mrs. Aminatu Bolkiah wife to Prince Jefri Bolkiah Former finance minister of Brunei , i got your email from my husband's business consultant on marketing and expertise...although i don't know you personally but i believe you can help my situation.

Am a 36 years old Brunei seeking urgent business opportunities in your country, i know you are can help me with the investment of my family fortunes...I am soliciting your understanding due to my husband's arrest over tax related issues, please visit web site below: <http://www.timeinc.net/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0505/edit.flush.html>
All the information’s seen on this web site including the Tax misconduct and impropriety of several Billions of dollars was all framed up against my husband, just to arrest him for selfish reasons known Shaikh Hossanal Bolkiah and his operatives, during this unfortunate period, I was advised to leave my residence for Saudi Arabia to avoid further prosecution from the sultan and his security operatives, but before i could do that i was arrested and placed under house arrest restricting me to free movement until the issue involving my husband is over, I can only communicate with you through a telephone and a very old Pentium 4 computer kept for my use.

my husband's deposited $12.5 million united states Dollars with a finance company's ,I await your co-operation towards clamming and investment the money in your country, I will give you details immediately i read from you, please feel free to call me on weekends on 006732227412 and reply me on my personal email address: bolkiahaminatu@yahoo.com <mailto:bolkiahaminatu@yahoo.com>

Allah Afiz ,
Mrs. Aminatu Bolkiah

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