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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:
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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.
  • 42@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "OMAR AHMED" <oj.02@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:23:27 +0200
Subject: FROM; MR OMAR AHMED.Jnr,

FROM; MR OMAR AHMED.Jnr,
JOHANNESBURG REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA.

EMAIL: omq1.42@hotmail.com
Dear.

Greetings!

It's my pleasure, due respect, trust and humility I write to repose my
confidendence on you knowing too well, you won't disappoint me now or in
future. By realizing the mutual benefit, which you will receive from
assisting me on this proposal. For the purpose of introduction, I am Omar
Ahmed,a Sierra Leone National and the son of Late Dr.Dogo Ahmed, of the
blessed memory. Prior to my father's assassination by the rebel forces loyal
to Foday Sankoh,he was the director general national gold & diamond Mining
Corporation of Sierra Leone. Before my father was assassinated he confounded
to my mother that he had the sum of US$ 6M.[SIX MILLION] dollars which he
brilliantly defaced and lodged as valuable consignment in a reputable
security company in South Africa. He instructed that we should flee out of
Sierra Leone immediately with the lodgment documents which were issued to
him by the security company during the period of lodging the fore said
consignment/money. Before the powerful economic community of West African
states (ECOMOG) forces intervened which eventually resulted into civil war?
I’ and my mother managed to escape to South Africa through the help of my
father's friend who was a member of (RED CROSS SOCIETY). We came into South
Africa with these vital documents. Unfortunately, two months of our arrival
to South Africa my mother died after a brief illness. Upon the result of
this, I am humbly pleading for your kind assistance to assist me by
retrieving and making a provision for a reliable and a safe bank account in
your country where we can transfer this fund into for our future
investments. The above mentioned fund was deposited with the security
company .For your information, my father did not disclosed the real content
of the box to the security company rather he deposited it as a valuable
consignment belonging to his oversea business partner. Meanwhile, I want to
leave South Africa entirely with this fund for investment in your country
because of the stable political situation and mostly for my future. Please I
would want you to stand as my father's foreign business partner who will be
foreign beneficiary and who will assist me retrieve and serve as the
guardian of this fund with whom I can plan my future and the best way to
invest these fund wisely in a profitable business .This is my intention for
contacting you. With your good and honest assistance, I have it in mind to
reward you handsomely for your effort with 20% of the total sum and I also
map out 5% for any expenses which you may incur for purpose of the
transaction. More so I will appreciate to go into joint venture with you
when these fund were successfully transferred into your bank account. Please
upon your interest to assist me, do not delay to contact me immediately you
receive this message through this Email address:(omq1_42@hotmail.com) And
please ensure that no one else knows about this money as it is only me
yourself and the[Refugee Director] evangelist of the church where I worship
.Please inform me through the above telephone Number immediately you sent me
email. Thanking you in advance for your assistance as I am looking forward
to your earlier and prompt response.
Yours sincerely,
Omar Ahmed..
FOR THE FAMILY.

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