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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: "tina sabata" <tinasabata9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tinasabata999@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:14:42 +0000
Subject: urgent please

From: mrs. tina sabata,
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
Phone:
Fax:

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 mrs. tina sabata, 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 31st 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
needed so that we can discuss in details.

Yours
Faithfully,
mrs. tina sabata

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