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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • asmauyarigandi007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "asmau gandi" <asmaugandi206@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:55:35 +0100
Subject: asmau yari gandi please reply

Dear Sir,

Assalaamu 'Alaikum!
My name is Asmau Amina Yari Gandi.I am 26 years old.I am the first child of
the late Senator Sule Yari Gandi. I lost my father and my mother in the ADC
AIRLINE that crashed on the 29th of october in Abuja Nigeria. killing my
parents,and ninety four others including Muhammadu Maccido,The Sultan of
Sokoto,his son Senator Badamasi Maccido,The Deputy Governor of Sokoto
State,Garuba Mohammed and a whole lot of other prominent people. May Allah
rest their souls! My father was a two time senator of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria from 1999 when the military handed over power to civilians to
2006 until he died.My father had started campaigning for the governoship of
sokoto state
come may 29 2007 before his untimely death.

With the creation of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission {EFCC}by
the Presidency,transfer of monies in and outside the contry has been
difficult. My father deposited the sum of Seven million United States
dollars (USD$7M) in 2004 which he wanted to use for his governoship campaign
and elections in a security/finance company outside the country. Sir,if you
can assist me in getting this money from the company and deposit it in a
private/safe account, I will give you a good percentage and use the rest to
take care of my family including my younger ones who are still in school.
The rest I will invest in a very lucrative and profit oriented business
based on your advice and supervision in your country if you don't mind.I
have all the documents about this deposit and will let you have them
and study them whenever the need arises.

I want you to reply me on these conditions:
1)That you fear Allah
2)That you are trustworthy person
3)That you are capable of handling this project.
Again do not reply me if you have the British/American ideology because they
do not have value for islamic religion.
You can call me or send me an email through this
address:asmauyarigandi007@yahoo.com

May Allah be praised.

Asmau Amina Yari Gandi

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