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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 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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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.
• 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.
  • abdousanimothersn@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ABDOU SANI" <abdoumothersani@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdoumothersanisn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:18:49 -0700
Subject: HELLO PLEASE WE ARE SEEKING FOR YOUR HELP?

Hello Dear,

I know this message might be a surprise to you,My name is ABDOU SANI MOHAN.
with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,now seeking
for refuge in Dakar Senegal l under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission
for refuge with my mother.I want you to help me and my mother to receive our
money in your bank account and invest the money for me and my mother in your
country and send me an air ticket for me to come and further my studies in
your country and my mother be there too so that you can take care of the
investment as I am 22yrs old.I got your contact during a desperate search here in
Senegal for a possible investment transaction.
My (late) father ALH DR.SANI MOHAN.who was the Former Minister of Finance
and Economy in Sudan before he was assassinated by the rebbles in the capital
city of Khartoum Feb 2007.All our properties were totally destroyed. However,
we managed to escape by the help of UN Peace Keeping Boat To Senegal with some
of my father's documents covering $18.500.000 Million dollars (Eighteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand us dollars Only) On My Name which is presently deposited
safely in a Bank here in Senegsl Dakar West Africa on my name as the only Son
of the Family and the Next of kin.

The Bank Directors have Approved and ready to transfer the fund via key telegraphic telex
transfer to our foreign partner account within 48hrs legitimate and legal as soon as you
send them your bank account where the fund will be transfer with your full contact details.
i was advice to live with my mother in Dakar Senegal West Africa because i was the next
target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our
foreign partner who will receive the fund for the investment. i hope you will not betray
me and my mother because this money is all our hope since my late father died.
I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to
assist me and my mother to receive and invest this money in your country,
I and my mother have decide to give you 40% of the total sum for your assistance
in helping us to receive this money in your account and invest it in your country Secondly,
we shall also take 5% for any miscellaneous expenses that may occurred during the transfer.
Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive this message so
that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country.

On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less than 7 working days to be
accomplished as the bank management told me and my mother in the bank. All documents
covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in Dakar, I will fax or scan to
you all the vital documents Send me this info: (1) Telephone Number (2)FullName and
Adress(3)And Assorance That You Will Not betray me and my mother because this money
is all our Hope In Life.I will submit the information to the bank .my mother is sending
her greetings to you and your family. kindly keep this transfer secret and confidential.
Contact me and my mother on this telephone number as soon as you receive this massage.
( Tell + 221 585 7851 ) Privet E=mail abdousanimothersn@yahoo.co.uk

my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.
call us urgent for more detail + 221 585 785 1

Thanks yours son,
Abdou And Mother

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