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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Princess Joy" <princessjoy13@superposta.com>
Reply-To: princessjoy@live.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:04:30 +0000
Subject: Cry For Help


*Dear Friend,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you
aboundantly and you would never regreat this. I am a female student from
University of Burkina-Faso, Ouagadougou. I am 25 yrs old. I'd like any
person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a
long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to
build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to
help me in this transaction. Well, my father died earlier two months ago and
left I and my junior brother behind. He was a king, which our town citizens
titled him over sixteen years before his death.

I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his
wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not
literate enough to know all my father's wealth. He left the sum of USD
7,350, 000.00 dollars (seven Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars)in a security company.This money was annually paid into my late
fathers account from Shell petroleum development company(spdc)and chevron
oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and
community development in our jurisdiction. I don't know how and what I will
do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were
planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our
culture in the town.

Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
security company to your bank account and I strongly believe that by the
grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay
30% of the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and
another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for handling this
transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over. If
you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
lifting this fund, kindly reach me. Please, note that this transaction is
100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible,
I will send you my picture as soon as I hear from you.
I am waiting to hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely,
Princess Joy J ohn(Ms).*

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