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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: bintou shamir <bintou32000@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:46:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BINTOU SHAMIR


Hello my Dear I come to you with due respect and
equally with heartful of tears and since we have not
known or met ourselves previously. Please, i mean no
harm to you only that i am in a desperate situation
and need urgent help.
After going through this mail,it will be your
decision,whether to help me or to leave me to my
faith, but whatever you decide, bear in mind,i am in
trouble and need your help I am asking for your
assistance after I have gone through a profile that
speaks good of you.
I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to
the right channel towards your assistance to my
situation.
I will make my proposal well known if I am given the
opportunity.
I would like to use this opportunity to introduce
myself to you. Anyway, i am BINTOU. 24years old
girl,the only daughter of .Dr SHAMIR BARACK My father
is now late,he died during the last crisis in my
country (Liberia) West Africa.
He was one of the high officers in the leadership of
formal president Charles Taylor who is now in exile
after many innocent souls were killed ,My father was
unlucky to be among those that were killed by the
rebel.
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to
seek for your assistance in the area of my future
investment and also for a help hand over of some huge
amount of money in my possession. This money (5.8
millon Dollars) was deposited some years ago by my
father, he made me the sole beneficiary.
Please, I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to
make this claim,to stand as my partner oversea and in
time of the investment as well.As I have mention
earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be
well known to you if you give me the opportunity to do
so. Pls attach your direct contact information as you
reply to me.

Yours Faithfully
BINTOU


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