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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • sabo225@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SABO SAGOE" <sabo_musa2000@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Reply-To: saboms1122@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:55:56 +0200
Subject: SOLICIT FOR YOUR HELP

Dear Friend,

Due to my careful search for an honest reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact information and still it took
me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on.
My name is Sabo M. SAGOE,the Son of ALHAJI Musa SAGOE of blessed memory from Zimbabwe, During the current
crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms
to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his followers.
My father is One of the most successful multy farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabes
supporters invaded his farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm.
Before his death, my father had deposited the sum of (USD$ 7.5 MILLION).
After the death of my father, I decided to move to Republic of Cote d'Ivoire where i re-located under political asylum as a refugee to
seek for foriegn patner overseas that will assist me to move this money out to your country as i have made up my mind to invest and
live in your country With my yonger Sister Ishatu.I have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the
money get`s into your account while 5% will be mapped out for any expences that may be incurred in the course of this transaction.

I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction and please treat this transaction with strictly confidential for the
successful out come of it.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers and also your full Information for easy and urgent
communication.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential. You can reply me through Our private
e-mail:sabo225@excite.com


Sincerely Yours,
Sabo Musa SAGOE

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