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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "azman marwan" <azman_marwan8@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:51:43 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY

From: Azman Marwan,
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
Phone:+226-76579994.
Fax:+226-50335 789.

Dear Sir/Madam,

How are you doing with your family? hope fine, I got your
contact over the internet as a trustworthy and reliable person. Please pay
attention and understand my reason of contacting you today through this
email. My name is Azman Marwan, the chief fund released order in African
development bank, I am the personal solicitor to a foreigner, Late Mr.
Morris Thompson, an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000. You
may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N News internet website.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

I desperately need your assistance to secure and move huge
sums of money left behind by my late client to the tune of $15,000,000,
(Fifteen million millions united states dollars) in African development bank
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, he executed contract through Department of Work
and Housing here in Burkina-Faso and the mentioned money above is his money
left, I will pay you 30% of the total sum for your co-operation in this
matter. I will give you more details, on your positive response, also
include in your reply and acknowledgement of this mail your telephone number
deeded so that we can discuss in details.

Yours
Faithfully,
Azman Marwan

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