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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 united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • pius0_shirley@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: "pius Ndanema" <pius.shirley8@curacao.nl>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:55:19 +0200
Subject: From.Pius And Shirley Ndanema,


From.Pius And Shirley Ndanema,

Our Contact Email__ pius0_shirley@ubbi.com,

It is a delight to have your esteemed contact, i am master Pius Ndanema and my
sister Shirley, from sierra-leone. We wish to invest in a manufacturing and real
Estate management industry in your country. We have ($15 Million United State
Dollars) to invest in the industry and we will require your assistance in
receiving the funds into your bank account in your country.
This money was released from the gold dust sold During the war in our country
Sierra-leone by my late father General Michael ndanema, he deposited this money
here in a finance company for a security reason, with enabling condition for the
release of the fund which are as follow:
Upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence of an appointed
foreign partner with investment intentions especially outside the West Africa .
For your decision in helping me and my sister, we shall be glad to ask you these
few questions:
Can we put our trust to your care?
Can you help us honestly, now that we are in need of your help?
How much in percentage will you require from us after the transfer of the funds
to your account?
I would like also to require for your help in the investment plans, will you
help us?
Please read these, if you accept helping us, do indicate by giving us your
response so that we can be able to proceed further and you will made
arrangements to repartriate us to your country for futher our education while
you took charge of the investment.
Waiting for your prompt response.

Yours Faithfully,
Pius And Shirley Ndanema,


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