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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: muhammed abdul <fatima_muhammed1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 18:13:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Fatima


Dear Sir,

Please,kindly permit us to share our problems with you.our names is Fatima and muhammed from Sierra-Loene residing in accra ghana as refugee. we got your contact Through our search for a trustful person/company in Asia that will assist us retrive the sum of ($9.850m)in a trunk box with a finance security company in Asia.

we were told that the money (Nine Million eigth hundred and fifty thousand dollars) was placed in with our name as the beneficiary so that no one can take the money expect our family member. So our aim of contacting you is to assist us retrieve this money to your account as our Family purchaser or our late fathers partner.

we also have Some Gold Dust Deposited In the Security Company, buyer should Come down here for test after he is satisftied then he pay.

we lost our father presently in the war that turned my country into shables based on this we trusting you to help us develope our future as the only surviving Children of Late Alhaji F. Abdul who is a minner and a big farmer in our country before his death on his arrival at the airport from Paris the rebels short him of which he died after 2 days in the hospital.we have all pappers regarding this money with the Company has confirmed. we cannot do this alone due to my predicaments as a refugee.So as soon as the is into your account, we come to your country to continue our education ,as our country is still under crisis and we need to get away from here .

we will give you the documents so that you can apply for the claim immediately.

we wait for your very urgent Response.

our very best regards,

Fatima and Muhammed



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