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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Edem Mike <edem2006@superdada.com>
Reply-To: edem_michael@lycos.co.uk
Date: 18 Jul 2006 14:16:34 -0000
Subject: I need help can you assist!


Dear Sir,



I am writing this letter with due respect and of tears since we have not known or met before now. Please note that this is not a spam mail. My name is Michael Edem 22years old boy and I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it My (late) Engr. Sunday Edem, was the chief executive officer and my mother was the Managing director of Rainbow Gold & Diamond Mining company in Sierra - Leone. He was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all his properties were completely destroyed by rebels who engaged the Government in a civil war.



However, after their death of my parents, I discovered a very important documents just last week at our home country Nigeria where I am schooling with by two younger sister's Grace (16yrs) and Victoria (19yrs) The documents was a Deposit Certificate of us$7.5m Seven million Five hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father with a bank in an Asian country and my name as his next of Kin in the certificate.



I told my uncle about this certificate and since then they want to kill me in order to claim the fund. Although they have not seen these documents as I have refused to show it to them because of they have stolen from us since the death of my father.



Meanwhile, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality to help me transfer the money over to his country pending my arrival to meet with him or her with my sister's to continue our education and invest the fund.



HOW MUCH WILL YOU TAKE AS A SHARE OUT OF $7.5M (ADVICE ME)



Furthermore, if you are in doubt, you can contact the bank for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorization on your name, which will enable the bank to deal with you on my behalf.



Think about it and get back to me if you can assist us and God will bless you abundantly.



Cheers and God bless.



Michael Edem

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