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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Benita Rachidi <benita_rachidi2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:14:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GOOD MORNING


Mrs Benita Rachidi
Dakar Senegal.


URGENT ATTENTION

Hello Dear ,

I am Mrs Benita Rachidi,54 old senegalese,Married with three Children and Presently The Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Econimic planning.I have the sum of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (us$6.500.000.00) Investment Funds Kept in one of the Prime Banks here in Dakar Senegal.

I had wanted to use This Money For Investments outside Africa Upon Disengaging from the Civil Service by December, 2005.My Urgent need to contact you was necessitated by the Recent Government Directives to Civil Servants to declare their Assets on or Before the 30th of next Month 2006Knowing how i got this Funds and the fact that i cannot account for it if eventually Found I decided to contact you in order to Front You as the Account Owner so that the Funds shall be transfered to your position without delay.I have formalised every arrangements which i shall give to you upon the receipt of your confirmation mail indicating your interest and willingness to work with me in this Business Arrangements.

For your assistance and participation,I shall give you 20% net transfered Funds while you shall guide me investing my own % after disengaging from the service by December 2006.Furthermore i wish to inform you that this Business is 100% Risk Free in ever sense.

Please keep this informations very secretive in view
of my personal and Job security
Thanks
Yours Faithfully
Mrs Benita Rachidi














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