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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:
  • "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. )
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (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.
  • aishamohamed@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:09:14 +0100
Subject: From Madam. Aisha Mohamed.


From Madam. Aisha=C2=A0 Mohamed.
=C2=A0

please I have a problem and i decided it is good a thing to=C2=A0 write y=
ou,I am Madam Aisha Mohamed a widow being that I lost my

husband a couple of months ago. My husband was a businessman in minning o=
perations. He was assassinated due to the political

uprising in my country.=C2=A0 Before his death he distinguished and depos=
ited here up to the tune of $9.5M Dollars with a security

company which he kept for the importation of=C2=A0 industrial machine .
I want you to do me a favour to retreive the box contianing the funds and=
to save the fund in a safe account in your country

or any safer place as the beneficiary.

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and indus=
trial production.
This is my reason for writing to you.=C2=A0 Please if you are willing to =
assist me and my only son Abdull,indicate your interest

in replying soonest in this my private address.
aishamohamed@inMail24.com
Thanks and best regards.
Madam. Aisha=C2=A0 Mohamed.

=C2=A0

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