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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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 country for safe keeping" (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: "Rhoda" <rhobada@ozu.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rhodakhalil1@ozu.es
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 06:53:19 +0100
Subject: Inquire From Rhoda and Son

Dear I know this mail will come to you as a surprise,
nevertheless I am Mrs.Rhoda Khalil, aged 59 years,the wife of Dr Abdel Nabi Khalil, former Minister of finance of my country Republic of Sudan .

As a result of the war problem in my country, I am saddled with problems of my ill-health of protracted diabetes and high blood pressure which is getting of increase in the recent times, more importantly getting a trust worthy individual abroad to receive the sum of US$9.5million on our behalf.

Due to this crises that hoping in my Country, I managed to sneak myself and my son Sadiek 22 years of age out of Sudan to Ivory Coast for safety by the help of the UN peace keeping fox.

We sneaked into Ivory Coast through the land boarder by the help of some UN militant group. After the killing of my husband by the rebels, we decided to come down here to Ivory Coast to secure this deposit,that was deposited in London by my husband and to further look for a trust worthy individual abroad to receive these deposit which was being deposited in London before he was eventually killed by the heartless rebels.

I feel confident therefore to introduce myself to you based on this problem and our present condition as all our foreign contacts and connections got lost during this crises, all properties burnt by the rebels.

I am desperately in need to move and re-locate this huge deposit to your country for safe keeping as this is the only wealth remaining for the future survival and well being of my large family.For your percentage for assistance, a negotiable percentage will be discussed as soon as I receive your response based on this plea for your assistance as our lives are highly in danger due to this problem.

I pray and plead for your help. Please endeavor to email me back for further clarifications over this issue.

God bless you as you respond to my plea for assistance.My telephone will be open for your call any time but if I am not available the time of your call, my son Sadiek will respond to you accordingly.

Sincerely yours.

Mrs.Rhoda Khalil and Son

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