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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. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • aisha.mohamed24@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "aisha mohamed" <aishamohamed555@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:52:56 +0000
Subject: Good Day my dear,


Good Day my dear,

salam alikom a rahmet Allah wa barakatoh and may the peace of gracious
Allah be with you, please I have a problem and i decided it is good a thing
to write you,I am Aisha Mohamed. I am a widow being that I lost my husband
a couple of months ago. My husband was a businessman in minning operations.
He was assassinated due to the political uprising in my country.
Before his death he distinguished and deposited here up to the tune of $9.5M
in a Security company here in Cote d'Ivoire,which he kept for the
importation of processing and industrial machine.and he deposited the
consignment with my name as the next of kin and the only wife. and the
security company has told me that due-to my status as a refugee that I can
not claim the consignment and they told me to look for a foreigner who will
stand on my behalf and claim the consignment (fund).
Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
Security Company into your country. I am ready to give 20% of the total
amount to you if you could be of help to me, and also an annual 10% of the
profit from the investment after the Tax return to the government of your
country thereafter. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and
I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible. Please if you are
willing to assist me and my only son Abdull,
indicate your interest in replying soonest. My email is:
aisha.mohamed24@yahoo.com
Thanks and best regards .
Mrs. Aisha Mohamed.

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