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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us 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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Safiat Goma" <sfgoma4@unimail.mn>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:14:59 +0200
Subject: From Safiat Goma.


Hello dear,

Peace be with you,

My name is Safiat Goma, i am the daughter of late Mr Sanusi Goma who was one
of the security advisers to the former Congolese head of states, late
President Kabila and presently I am living in the refugee camp in Benin
Republic West Africa. In this camp, it's just like one staying in the
prison and I hope by God's grace, I will come out here soon. I don't have
any relatives now whom I can go to as all my relatives ran away in the
middle of the war. The only person I have now is Rev.Peter Brice who is the
leader of a worship centre here in the camp, he has been very nice to me
since I came here but I am not living with him rather I live in the female's
hostel because the camp has two hostels one for men the other for women.

Please note the following lines and see if you can assist me, when my father
was alive he made Fund deposit in one of the leading Security Companies in
Europe which i will let you know as soon as we get started, which he used my
name as the next of kin, the amount is $4.2M (Four Million Two Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) Right now I need some one overseas whom the money can
be transferred into his or her personal account so that from there you can
send some money for me to get my travelling documents and air ticket to come
over to meet with you because i want to continue my studies, I only attended
my first year before the tragic incident that led to the death of my
parents took place.

I kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that knows
about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me. So in the light
of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone
for i am afraid of loosing my life or the money, if people gets to know
about it especially the Government of my country they may stop me from
getting the money. Have it in your mind that, I am giving you all this
information's on trust so please keep it with you and save me from
difficulties.

If there's any need for us to speak on the phone i can provide to you the
telephone number of Rev. Peter Brice for you to speak with me. I can only
send and read emails here via my lap top.

I am waiting to read from you soonest.
Yours sincerely,
Safiat Goma.

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