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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "amara ibrahim" <ibrahimama16@peru.com>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 03:23:22 +0100
Subject: Assalamu Alikum


Assalamu Alikum
Dear Friend

This message might meet you in utmost surprise however,it's just my urgent
need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction. I
am a banker by profession from DAKAR REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL in west Africa and
currently holding the post of auditing general, I discover this deposit in
our auditing course.

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds $22.700.000.00
Million United State,the deceased client who died in the charter plane which
crashed on mount Kenyan in the Kenyan city of sumburu on 21st July,2003 to
any foreign account .

You can confirm the genuineness of the deceased death by clicking on this

website :http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlHence,
i am inviting you for a business deal where this funds $22.700.000.00
United State Dollars can be shared between us in the ratio 60/40 if you
agree to my business proposal.
Eagerly waiting for your urgent response please.

personal email address (ibrahimama01@live.fr)

Wassalam
Mr.Amara Ibrahim.

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