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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: "DAN" <danmadu@excite.com>
Reply-To: ja_harrison@excite.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:31:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Best Regards


















HELLO,MY NAME IS DAN MADU A HOUSE HELPER TO THE LATE HEAD OF STATE,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA GENERAL SANI ABACHA WHO DIED SINCE 8TH OF JUNE 1998 AS A RESULT OF HEART ATTACK.PLEASE KINDLY KEEP THIS MATTER CONFIDENTIAL WHEN I LEARNT A BOUT HIS DEAD I ENTERED HIS ROOM MOVE A BOX THAT CONTAIN $10.5MILLION USD, AND DEPOSITE WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY ACCRA GHANA HEAD OFFICE AS OUR FAMILY TREATURE.I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF AFRICA TO ANY COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE IT WILL BE INVESTED INTO A PROFITABLE BUSINESS WHAT I NEED FROM ARE AS FOLLOWING.( 1) YOUR NAME.( 2) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRES.( 3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX.AS SOON AS I RECIEVE THIS INFORMATION MY AGENT MR JOHNSON DURU WILL PROCED TO THE SECURITY COMPANY TO MAKE SOME CHANGES ON YOUR BEHALF AS THE OWNER OF THE FUND AND SEND THE DOCUMENTS TO YOU IMMEDIATLY.FURTHER MORE IF YOU INDICATE YOUR INTREST BY HELPING ME MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF AFRICA I WILL GIVE 30% OF THE TOTAL FUND 5%
WILL GO FOR ANY EXPENDITURE BOTH MAY INCURE DURING THE TRANSACTION WHY 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY THIS IS 100% RISK FREE I AM EXPECTING YOUR RESPONSE ASAP.DAN MADU



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