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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • sofiahammed12@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sofia hammed" <sofiahammed08@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:25:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY FROM SOFIA HAMMED


Assalamu`Alaikum.



Based on your profile, l am happy to request for your assistance because i
belive that you are not going to betrayed the trust which i am going to lay
on you.

My name is Sofia hammed, 22 years old and the only daughter of my late
parents Mr.and Mrs ousman hammed. My father was a highly reputable business
magnet-(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during
his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during
one of his business trips abroad on 12th.November 2004.Though his sudden
death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle
of his who travelled with him at that time, but God knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me
so special. Before the death of my Father on November 12th 2004 he called
the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he has
the sum of (USD$10.5 000 000) Ten Million five hundred thousand dollars left
in a metallic trunk box, which he deposited in a Security Company here in
Dakar Senegal, that he registered it as family valuable items for security
reasons, he told the secretary that i should contact the Company for them to
know me as his next of kin which i have did as he instructed,

He also told the secretary that i should not let any of his relations to
know about this because he was killed by them and if they know about it,
that they will do nothing but to kill me in other to take hold of every
thing, He told her that i should seek for a foreign partner abroad who will
help me retrieved the trunk box and also travel with him or her in other to
continue my Education and also to start a Business relationship with the
person,

This is why i have come in contact with you in order to help me retrieve
that trunk box from the Security Company's custody and send it direct to
your country and also to make an arrangement for me on how i will come over
to your country in other to continue my Education and also to go into
business relationship with you hence i am still a child and i don't know any
thing about business,



I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know
what to do. this is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result
of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father
actually brought sorrow to my life.that bring to were i am now in the
Refugee Camp here in Senegal,

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards and your
suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these
few questions:

1.Can I completely trust you?
2.Can you accept me as your own blood Daugther?

3.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?


Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible with your full
assurance that you will not disapoint me in this issue so that i can give
you the contact of the Security Company where my late Father deposited that
trunk box for you to contact them on how the trunk box will be retrieved
from their custody and deliver to your country,
Thank you so much for your understanding and may almighty Allah bless you
and your Family to the Glory of Almighty Allah Amen, Am looking forward to
here from you soon through this email below, sofiahammed12@yahoo.com


My sincere regards,
Sofia hammed.

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