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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:

• 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:
  • "your humble assistance" (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.
  • jenitie@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jennifer Amandy" <jenycama@dugem.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jenitie@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:07:57 +0000
Subject: Hello.

Hello.
May the peace of gracious God be with you,please i have a problem and needs your help.I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will i in any manner compel you to honour against your will,Nationality or Religion does not also count on this.
I am Jennifer George Amandy,My father was a highly reputable business magnet (a diamonds merchant) who operated in the capital of Sierra Leone during his days.It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on 12th.Febuary 2002.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.My father left me with substantial amount of US$7,000,000.00.
The money is deposited in one of the security company.He disguised the real content of the box as contain diamonds,which means that the security company is not aware of the real content of the box as contains money rather diamonds.This he told me that is for the safty of the money in the box.No one is aware of the money in the box that is in the security company, so i really need your assistance.
This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Sierra Leone. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.Also kindly forward to me the belowed informations.
1. your private telephone and fax number.
2. your full names and occupation.
All this i will submit to the security company as my late father's foreign business partner for them to release the box.Now permit me to ask these few questions:-What percentage of the total amount in question Will be good for you after the money has been conveyed to your location?I offer to give you 20% Of the total money.Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as you can. Email:jenitie@yahoo.com
My sincere regards to your family,
Jennifer Amandy.

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