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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Bamanga Banko" <bankobanko8@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bankoko8@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 03:20:02 +0700
Subject: hope to hear from you

I am Bamanga Banko from Sierra Leone but residing in Bangkok Thailand for now with my brother. It is our desire to contact you in honesty and sincerity to assist us in transferring and securing the sum of $15,000,000M (Fifteen Million United States Dollars). Our late father has deposited this money with a Security and Finance Services at Thailand on my name before he was killed during the war.
We got your contact information from your country Trade and Business Database here in South Africa.

We are seeking your assistance on the transfer of $15,000,000.00 million we inherited from our father late Alhaji Bamanga Bamanga Haman into your account in your country for investment. We are motivated in contacting you after going through your business profile and we hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as we arrange further on this mutual transaction that we have solicited for your honest assistance.
So please we would want to know if you will be of assistance but first we want to get to know you better.

We are willing to offer you $3,500,000(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your assistance after the successful transfer of this money and investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting us by sending your personal phone/fax numbers and address so that we can communicate with you at any time.
We are waiting for your acceptance mail through our personal
Thanks
Bamanga

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