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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • aminasariki@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BAR, MOHAMED ISA" <aminasariki@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 02:44:00 +0700
Subject: URGENT

aminasariki@yahoo.com <mailto:aminasariki@yahoo.com>> wrote:
I am bar, mohamed Isa, it is my pleasure to contact you for an investiment which I intend to establish in your country, it is true that I have not met you for the first time but i believe that one can take risk confiding vital infomation to some one to succeed in life.
i have a client from Sierra Leone by name miss Fatima abubakar who's father was the chairman of Sierra Lleone mining,he deposited the sum of fiftheen million united states dollars($15 million) in a security company around Asia before he was assasinated by rebels..Now i decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safer enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.I want you to help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment in the followings areas.

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). SHOPING COMPLEX

If you you can be of an assistance to me,15% of the total money will be give to you as benefit and sugest areas you may think more better for us in your country.waiting for your urgent reply and allah bless.contact. aminasariki@yahoo.com <mailto:aminasariki@yahoo.com> . .
Thank you and God bless you.
bar. mohamed Isa

Anti-fraud resources:

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