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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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: <amma1_3ammed@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: amma1_11ammed@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:58:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

ATTN;Dear One

Iam sending you this proposal with deep concerned as to beg for help out of my situation.

Iam Miss AMMA AMMED,Daughter to the personnal assistant to the late former president of cote d! Ivoire Robert Guie, my father captain IDRIS AMMED,was shot dead including the former president Robert Guie and some members of his family, in a coup attempt to overthrow the new president during his
official visit to Italy.

Hearing the news of my fathers dead lately in the night by his driver,i ran to his bedroom and carried away some important belongings and move to the interior village for hiding. I later discovered that the former late president assigned $19million Dollars to my late father for the purchasing of
Ammunitions. But unfortunatly my father was killed before he could carry out this assignment

Now; this $19million Dollars is saftly Deposited under a security company by my father through the depositing documents i discovered in his bed room from the important belongings i carried away,as families valuable items. he never told them that the contains are money.but registered as families
valuable items.
The Depositing Document and the keys are in my position. Please i am contacting you as to assist me clear this money from this security company and be transfered to your account for investment.so that i can continue with my studies, iam a student of 18yrs of age and single
We can discuss your commission as soon as i hear from you,

Thanks,
sincerely,
Miss, AMMA AMMED





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