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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: Fatim Ali <mifatimaali04@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: missfatima@mixmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:12:42 +1100 (EST)
Subject: PLEASE


Dear Sir/Madam.

How are you.I know that you will not belive me but only good God knows what am saying.

I am Miss Fatima Ali,19 year old from Ivory Coast.i am an orphan being that i lost my parent.My fatherwas a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising.Before his death he made a deposit of ($5,500,000.00)here in Coted,Ivoire in Bank here .This fund he intended to buy a cocoa processingmachine.

I want you to help me for to retrieve this fund andtransfer it to your
account in your country or any safer place as youwill be the beneficiary and recipient of the fund .I have plans todo investment in your country and complete my education from where i stopped, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reasonfor writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me ,indicateyour interest in replying soonest.

If i got your reply i will send toyou my international passport and my picture for to belive what amsaying.

Thanks and best regards .
Miss Fatima Ali


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