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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Sussy Owen <s_owen160@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sussyowen5000@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:02:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: from sussy owen


Hello Dear,

Greetings! Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe you are a respected person, hence decided to contact you for this vital business. I am Miss Sussy Owen from Ivoiry Coast, in Africa, i am a young girl and i lost my parents ago. I inherited an important sum of money from my late father.. Mr.Damian Owen, who was a prominent gold and Cocoa dealer in my country, he died in the recent crisis here in Cote d'Ivoire as planned by his enemies who are greedy over his wealth. And my mother died when I was a little child while am the only child.
I wish to request your assistance in investing this money in lucrative venture under your directives and guardiance in your country as my father suggested investment on Real estate, Shares, or Hotel business; before his untimely death.

I want you to assist me for the transfer of this sum of Three Million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. (USD3,500,000) into your account in your country. my late acquired the money from his gold and cocoa business here in our country before he was killed by his enemies. The money is deposited in a fixed account in a bank in my country. I need you to stand for me in the bank to receive the money into your account hence; I will give you the contact of the bank where the money is been deposited for you to contact them on my behalf and discuss with them for this transfer since I do not know much about bank/financial issues. I will come over there to stay and further my studies after the money is transferred into your choice nominated account, while you shall invest the money into profitable investments in your area.

I will gladly give you 15% of the total sum for your assistance for the transfer while I pray that you do not betray me at last. Please contact me immediately for more detail so that we can go into the transaction with the bank as i will furnish you with necessary information and the bank detail. Awaiting your reply urgent.

Thanks,
Yours Faithful,
Sussy Owen
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