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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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: "Lilli James" <l_ove204@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lilli_james200@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:46:33 +0000
Subject: DEAR HOW WAS UR DAY

Dear Sir,
I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistanceafter I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I am sorry about the
miss-up in registration.I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment. I came across your profile and I feel it's highly reputable that is why I pick an interest getting across to you in respect of investment at my disposal .
I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to mysituation now.I will make my proposal well known if Iam given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.
Well I am (Lilli James) the only daughter of Mr. James, a diamond dealer from KENEMA in Sierra Leone. My father is now late,he died some months back during the last and current crisis in my country(Sierra Leone).
He was Killed by the rebels for refusing to join and sponsor them. The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money in my
possession. This money (US$9 Million) is deposited in a secuirty and finance company in some years ago by my father and he made me the sole beneficiary. I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to claim the deposit from the security
company and assist me on investing it as well in your country.
I have made up my mind to offer you GOOD%of the total money of the transaction while the remaining will go into a productive investment.As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well know to you,if I am given
the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to me with this email.
Thanks and remain bless
Miss Lilli James

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