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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • rsankoh2008@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <mataka2008@centrum.cz>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:06:31 +0100
Subject: DEAREST,


DEAREST,
SIR/MADAM


Please do not be baffled at the way and manner that contacted you since w=
e do not know or met each other before, this is because i have no other c=
hoice.


my purpose of contacting you.I am mataka sankoh the=C2=A0 son of=C2=A0 nt=
onga matakaya=C2=A0 sankoh of Magburaka distrct of Sierra leone.my father=
was a wealthy traditional royal chief who died as a result of his refusa=
l to sponsor or take sides with the warring parties in my country.


on the heat of the crises my father made arrengement for my mother and me=
to take refuge in=C2=A0 Cote`d Ivoire,he choose to stay behind due to hi=
s belief and it cost him his life Ever since we left freetown my country`=
scapital life has not been the same.Recently my mother got very ill on he=
r sick bed she revealed to me that 11.7 Million dollars was deposited in =
a bank on my behalf.


I have gone to the bank to claim the money but wastold by the bank manage=
r that though the money belongs to me only my father`s foreign partner wh=
o my father entrusted with the power to oversee my welfare and invest on =
my behalf can have=C2=A0 appropiate access untill i have good business kn=
owledge. Please,i want you to be my father`s recommended foreign partner =
as to enable me transfer this money to you country.


your helping me will solve my surffring.I will also like to live and=C2=A0=
school in your country,If you oblige to help me .i am willing to give yo=
u 10% Percent of the money.please write back on your indication of your i=
ntrest to help me then i will give you every details and information on m=
y disposal for the transfer.

Thanks, looking forward to hear from you.


mataka sankoh

N/B you can reach us with this Email ACCOUNT; (rsankoh2008@yahoo.fr ) for=
easy communication

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