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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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 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.
  • a_abdul44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "amina abdul" <amiab.abdul2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:13:19 +0100
Subject: From Amina Abdul.


From Amina Abdul.

Dear,

My name is Miss Amina Abdul 26 years old from the Darfur, Sudan now under
(UNHCR) asylum protection with my brother in Ghana because of the war in my
native country.

My father was killed along side with my mother during the long civil war and
his properties were totally destroyed.

However, after their death I managed to escape with a very important file of
my father which stated that he deposited the sum of (US$40.5M) forty Million
Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars in one of the leading banks here in Accra
Ghana.

I would appreciate you to represent me and my brother in withdrawing the
fund and also help us invest in profitable ventures since we have a limited
knowledge in the business world and i want you to bear in mind that you are
going to assist this transaction financially because we came to realize that
we need some vital documents to back of the fund for transfer.

I need your friendship and trust to start living again and put our horrible
past behind us.

If you are willing to assist me kindly get back to me through my private
Email: a_abdul44@yahoo.com

Thanks and be bless you.

Regards.
Amina.

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