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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: missjulietdavemukerere@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:57:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Miss Juliet and dave Mukerere


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:julietdave2008@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliment of the day to you.

Please I need your candid assistance over the investment of my family fund in your country.

I saw your details and profile from the Internet and want you to help me over investment of my family fund in your country.

My name is Juliet Mukerere from Sudan and am currently residing in another country with my brother,

we are here now in a refugee camp as a result of the civil crisis going on in my country that lead to the death of my father and mother.

I am a student before the out break of the war in my country,

my father was a former director of mining in my country and he was assassinated by the rebels.

Before the death of my father,

he made a deposit totalling ($9M) Nine Million United State Dollars with a FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY.

Every legal document for the deposit is very safe with us.

All I need from you is to help us get the total money transferred into your account and possibly assist us come over to your country to start a new life.

The money is a very large money and we don't know how to manage the fund and that is why we are asking you to help us transfer it to your account oversea and also help us to manage an investment project.

We are ready to part with 15% of the total sum as a sort of gratification for your assistance in the successful completion of the transaction,

while the remaining 85% will be ours and be used for the investment.

We wait your urgent reply.

Thank you,

Best regards ,

>From Miss Juliet and dave Mukerere.

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