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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: sonia moses <soniamoses_4@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sonia_mosess2000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:32:39 +0300
Subject: Dear honest one.



Dear honest one.How are you today? It took me a great courage to write this mail to youbecause I do not know you in person and such I wondered how you wouldreact to this letter within my heart.I am Sonia Moses and i am 22 yrs old, My mother was an AfricanAmericanwhile my father was from the french speaking colony of Cote D' Ivoirein West Africa, i was living with my mother not too far from Charlestonbuilding, 601 57th Street, Charleston West Virginia USA. And i attendedCharleston senior High School, 1201 Washington Street E, Charleston, WV.
I lost my mother sometimes ago and after her death i came to meet myfather for the very first time in Cote d' Ivoire, though he was alsoliving in the state before he relocated back to Cote d' Ivoire to set up abusiness.Exactely two months and one week after i came to meet my father with thehelp of US consulates he died, he was very sick when i came to meet him.Butbefore his death, there were some document he gave to me and he told methat everything he worked for in his life time is in thedocuments and when i crosscheck the documents, i discovered that my latefather deposited 8, Million United State dollars ( $8.000.000 ) in a SecurityCompany here in Cote D'Ivoire and he deposited the money for Family valuefor export.
The reason he deposited the money was because of the politicalproblems that is going on in this country Cote D'Ivoire.
What i am telling you is that i am just a young girl and there islittle or nothing i could do on my own and again if my late fatherrelative find out that my late father left that kind of money in my care idon't know what they might do to me, so i need you to help me contactthe Security Company and claim the deposited Item for me as my friendand Guardian, and take me along with you.If you do this for me apartfrom the love i will also offer you 5% ofthe total money for helping me.Please i requested for your trust andunderstanding because it might sound unbeleivable but it is the truth. Pleaseget back to meas soon as posible.Sincerely,Miss Sonia
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