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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: "MR AHIJO BRUNO" <ahijobrunoap@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahbruu@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:23:46 +0200
Subject: Mr AHIJO BRUNO

FROM FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WEST AFRICA
My name is Mr AHIJO BRUNO

I am the only Son of late chief BRUNO. My father was a very wealthy
CRUDE OIL Dealer in NIGER DELTA REGION in Nigeria West Africa,
my father was incharge of the sales of crude oils to forieners ,my father
was poisoned by his business associates because of his possition as the head
and my mother died when i am little and my father took me so special because
I am his only son, Before the death of my father few days ago he secretly
called me and told me that he has the sum
of(USD $4.5 MILLION , Four MILLION Five Hundred thousand U.S DOLLARS )which
he deposited in a bank ,He also told that it was because of this money he
was poisoned by his business associates, my father instructed me to look
for a trust worthy foreign partner who will help me transfer this money
into a foreign account ,
my purpose of contacting you is for you to help transfer this money into an
account in your country I promis to reward you with the 10% from the total
money,if you can help me to transfer the money to your account and hope you
will not betray the trust i have on you because this money is my only hope
in this life
I can assure you there is No Risk involve the money is my inheritance
from my late father.

I am waiting to hear from you so i can give you the details.
Mr AHIJO BRUNO

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