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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 us 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.Ibrahima Amadou" <prof_raphelkarl@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.ibrami_amadu@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:25:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: For Your Attention Only


Hello Dear

My Name Is Ibrahima Amadou (Mr),

The Auditting accounting And Verrification Maneger In One Of The Prime Bank Here In Dakar Senegal. I Have A Good Business Proposition For You Which I Know That, By The Special Grace Of God Will Be Beneficial To You.Firstly Before I Proceed, I Have To Assure You That This Mail Is Neither Junk, Illusion Nor Mere Imagination, But Practically Achievable If Given Your Maximum Support And Cooperation.

In June 1995, Mr.William Andrew, An American Civil Engineer With The Senegales Institute Of Steel Construction, (Sisco) Deposited The Sum Of ($20.2) Million Us Dollars With Our Bank On A Three Year Fixed Deposit Basis. With His Son Mr Michael Andrew Registered As The Next Of Kin / Beneficiary To The Account. After The Three Years Expired, Mr.William Andrew Was Not Seen Nor Heard From Even The Son Who Is The Beneficiary,Nothing Was Heard From Him .So I Decided To Roll It Over. Since Then It Has Been Rolling Over. I Have Sent Mails, Faxes To His Numbers And Addresses Given Still No Response. I Was Forced To Contact The (Sisco)He Has Been Working With But Was Surprised To Hear That He And The Son Died In An Auto Crash Just A Year After He Deposited The Money With Us. May His Soul Rest In Peace.

The Senegales Law States That, In Cases Like This, The Money Should Be Returned To The Government Account. I Am Seriously Against Returning This Old Mans Sweat To The Government Account, Because One Of The Officials Will Use biro to Steal This Money From The Govt Account,So I have Decided To Divert This Money To My Own Private Use.

I Am Writing You To Assist Me In Safekeeping Of This Money As Well As For Investment Purposes. You Are To Take 30% and 70% for me. if your interested in this deal anticipating Your Urgent And Favourable Response To This Business Proposition i will be waiting to reading from you.

Best Regards,
MR.Ibrahima Amadou.


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