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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)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found 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: Princess Jane <pssjane52@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: pssjane@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 20:28:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello from princess Jane,


Hello from princess Jane,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me out of this predicaments , God almighty will bless and reward you aboundantly.

I am Princess Jane 24 years of age and single,I am loving, caring and home oriented despite the fact that I am from royal family. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you and build up a solid foundation with you in time coming.

Well, my father is the king of my region in Gambia and he died earlier nine months ago and left my junior brother and I behind.His kingship was titled to him by our town citizens over sixteen year before his death.

I was a princess to him and as such do take care of his wealth, because My mother died long ago before my father.I knows quite well that we have not meet with each other before in life,therefore I apologise for bothering you with my problems if I do.

My father left the sum of USD,Sixteen Million Seven Hundred thousand United States of America Dollars ($16.7m) in a Bank here in Dakar Senegal. This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell petroleum development company(SPDC) and chevron oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youths and community development in our jurisdiction. It is sad that immediately after the death my father the kinsmen of our community turned against me because of this money .

However , I ran for my dear life out of Gambia to Senegal where the funds was deposited by my late father.I write therefore to seek your assistance in moving the funds out of Africa to a foreign land for a better investment that will see us through in life.I wouldn`t want the kindred to take over what belongs to my father.

Now,I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the firm into your account. I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you could be of help to us, and also an annual 10% of the profit from the investment after the Tax return to the government of your country thereafter.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible, I will send you my photograph as soon as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Princess Jane.


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