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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: Miss Nina Dame <mathadnax1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mninadamee@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:18:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello Good Day,


Hello My Dear ,

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 Miss Nina Dame 23 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 was the managing director of Dame and Associate (Ltd) and was the peronal advicer to former Head of State of our country (Ivory Coast), before the rebels attacked our house one early morning killed my father also my mother in a cold blood, i managed to make my way to near by country Senegal with my junior brother 12 years who later died after some months here in the refugee camp.

My father deposited the sum of USD,7.3000 000 dollars (SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED US DOLLARS,) in a Bank here in Dakar Senegal, when the war is about to start, which he deposited with my name as the next of kin and the bank has told me that due-to my status as a refugee that i can not operate the account and they told to look for a foreigner who will stand on my behalf and claim the money into a foreign account.

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 me, 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,
Miss Nina.


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