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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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• 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.
  • peacemorgan777@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibrahim Ahmed" <peaceahmed@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:39:23 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

Dear Friend.

I am sorry for the embarrasment this proposal may
cause you as I have no previous acquaintance with you.I got your
contact through a reliable and a dependable source, which I believe that you
have a good reputation - transparent honesty and trustworthy. It is from
this perspective I decieded to get in touch with you.I am mr Ibrahim
Ahmed,a nationality of seria-leon.

My late Father was a personal assistance/secretary to the Ex-governor of
central bank of seria-leon. So during the time of the political crisess in
seria-leon when the crises in seria- leon developed very drastic and the
united nation has no fast alternative to aid the dangerous situation my
father had to flee, to take his refugee in one of the country in west
Africa with total sum involving $1.8 Million US dollars in cash in a
diplomatic baggage. And suddenly my father took ill and died of hart cancer
after his death, he had given the indication o the fund and entrusted it to
my care as the senior son of the family absolutely for a lucrative venture
to help the members of the family.
These are genuiue US dollar bills in a mint stage, machine packed. I am
hereby earnestly requesting for your assistance to recieve the sum in
question into your account of choice overseas which you have absolute
control over.

Due to the present constant political ailment in my country up to date I am
now spending my exile in west africa where I have deposited the indicated
sum in a security custody in the name of a sensitive photographic materials
as enable me make all the necessary arrangement on how to invest the fund.
If this fund is successfully lodged into account of your choice (overseas)
formy security,I am ready to offer you 25% of the total sum involved in the
transaction 5% for your miscellaneous expenses while the balance of 70%
will be held in your account overseas for investment opportunity in your
country on personal advice.if you have immense interest in this proposal
reach me immediately through the above E-mail peacemorgan777@hotmail.com.

Please bear in mind that this deal we have worked the modalities for the
success of the transaction. I believe this will be the beginning of our long
time business relationship.
Best Regards.

Ibrahim Ahmed

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