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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:
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ROSELINE ANNIE." <roseline3annie@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 22:40:09 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.


Hello Dear=2C



I really want you to bear with me after reading my mail=2C of which we all knows that bad people in this world has made us not to trust the good once again=2C but as for me you really need to trust me=2C i am a God fearing person=2C all through my life i like truth and honesty=2C and let it be our watch word=2E


For your information=2C i am Roseline Annie=2C I have no child=2C i am the only wife to Late Mr Richard Annie=2E I am writing you this mail from the hospital=2C of which my condition is very bad=2E My doctor called me personally this morning and he said i will not last for the next one week=2E So i don't really know what to do=2C my father and mother and other sister are late=2C is only me and my younger brother that is still alife=2E So i really need your assistance=2C i know i will die=2C but all i need is for you to assist me to receive the sum of $3=2C000=2C000 that was deposited by our late father in the Bank=2E

So please i willl want you to help my young brother to further his education in your country=2C he is still a young boy=2C if i die nobody will help him here=2C so i don't want people to kill him for nothing=2E And that is why i needed your assistance=2C as i will die soon=2E

So please i promise you i will never let you down in helping me in this transaction=2C so fill free and get back to me through my personal email=3A roseline3annie=40yahoo=2Ecom

Yours =2C

Roseline Annie and younger brother Solomon

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