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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "FROM MR TEDDY AND MISS HALIMA" <teddy0halim@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: judith2davidh@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:15:53 +0000
Subject: From Mr Teddy and Miss Halima.


*Dear ,

Greetings to you.

First of all I will like to thank you for given your attention to read my
mail and for your interest,I pray that my plan with you shall be of good
success, After you read all this mail please kindly contact us via email.

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my
younger sister Halima Mouko,intend to establish in your country.

My name is Teddy Mouko and am here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin West
Africa with my Sister Halima and we are from Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC) but Live here in Cotonou as a result of the war in my country.

We entered as a result of the war in my country which lead to the death of
my father and mother living me and Halima alone on earth .

Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk
confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of Nine million U.S dollars($9,000,000.00) which
my late Father kept for us in a security storage house here before he was
assasinated by unknow persons.

Now me and my sister decided to invest these money in your country or
anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.We
want you to help us to transfer this fund to your country for investment.

If you you can be of an assistance to us we will like you to tell us what
you will take from us compensation or percentage from the total fund, await
your soonest response. Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you. *

*Sincerely yours.

>From Mr Teddy and Miss Halima.
*

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