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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:
  • "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. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Cisse Am <cisse_am1043@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: cisse_20a@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:06:00 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Cisse and Aminata.

Dear Sir, =20 =20 I am Cisse Fadiga and my sister Aminata Fadiga,It is my pleasure to con=tact you for a business venture which I and my sister ,intend to establis=h in your country. Though we have not meet you before but I believed,one= has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of ($2.800.000) dollars which my late father d=eposited with a Security Company here before he was assasinated by unknow=n persons.Now I and my sister decided to invest these money in your count=ry or anywhere safe enough outside my country for security and=20political reasons.I want you to help us to receive this fund from the Sec=urity Company into your=20personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas: =201). Telecommunication=202). Transport Company =203). Hotel investiment,or any investment that you know very well that can =help our future life with this money.If you can be of an assistance to us, we will be pleased to offer to you =12% Of the total fund,God Bless you.=20Cisse and Aminata. =20--------------------------------- =CD=C2=D2=A1=B4=D9=C3=D9=BB=CA=C7=C2=E6 =A2=CD=A7=B7=D0=E0=C5=CA=D4=C1==D4=C5=D1=B9=C1=D1=E9=C2=C5=E8=D0 =A4=C5=D4=A1=E0=C5=C2! - Yahoo! Search= =BB=C3=D0=E0=B7=C8=E4=B7=C2 =20--------------------------------- Yahoo! Toolbar =E3=CB=C1=E8=C5=E8=D2=CA=D8=B4 =E0=BE=D4=E8=C1=BF=D1=A7=A1==EC=AA=D1=E8=B9=E1=B9=D0=A4=D3=A4=E9=B9 =B4=D2=C7=B9=EC=E2=CB=C5=B4=E0=C5==C2!

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