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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million us 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: fadiga cisse <fadiga76cisse@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:38:32 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Please Get Back To Me


Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season. I hope that this letter does not surprise you because we have not met. However, I urge you to treat the information which it contains with due and utmost attention. Apart from being eternally grateful to you, I also assure that you shall be adequately compensated.

My name is Fadiga Cisse. I am the only son of Mr.Anda Cisse who served as the chief security officer to president Kabah of Sierra Leone. Unfortunately, my father was slain during the over throw of 24th December 1997

I came to know of you in my search of a reliable person to handle a very confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of $36,000,000.0(Thirty Six million US dollars) which was deposited in a Bank, the former president Tijan Kabah gave him this money for safe keeping when he got information that the militaries were planning to over throw him (KABAH). Unfortunately, my father was killed in that coup detracts, and I am the only person who has all the legal documents to claim this money.

My father gave me all the legal documents that cover these fund days before his death. I was waiting for things to cool down before making my move but the recent crisis in my country has forced me to make the move now, my sister's health is failing and I need her to be taken care of properly.

Right now, the money is in a safe place. I am using this opportunity to seek for your assistance to transfer this money into your account to be invested on behalf of my sister and me. For this business to be concluded immediately, All you need to do is to forward to me an account where this money will be sent to so that we can come over to your country for investment.

We don't have any business to cover-up that is why we need your assistance. If you agree to this proposal, we shall discuss on the percentage and I will also forward to you all the legal documents that cover this fund for confirmation. Please reply with this email address:

I await your quick response.

Yours faithfully,
Fadiga Cisse.



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