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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:
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Mosa Osuman" <hartman_booker2@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hartman_booker1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:12:45 +0400
Subject: Waiting for your reply

Hello,
My Dear am Mr mosa osuman a son borther of formal head of state of nigeria late general sani abacha who die some years ego. We have a sum of [$38million dollas] deposeded in our family acconut, And am the only one who have the power to the money, But now am haveing a small problem with my other borthers who want to take away the money from me. So l need ur help over this issue What l need from you is this, l want to tranfar this money to your own acconut then l will come to your country to see you so that we can use this money to esterbilsh a business overther.l also have every docments that back this money which l will send to you if you abide to my propoasl.
With all your effort am going to give you 20% of this total money then all the remaining 80% will go to our investment, Please l will like you to put all your maximum effort so that our dream will come true.
And am waiting to hear from you soon

Mr Mosa Osuman

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