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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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: "MISS ISOWO AMEDI." <isowo012@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: isowo011@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2027 19:24:09 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP.

Hello.
I am writting this letter with due respect and heartfull of tears since we have not know or mate ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment.I came across your profile and I feel it's highly reputable that is why I pick an interest getting aHello , cross to you in respect of investment at my disposal .
I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. Well I am miss isowo from
angola,the only Daugther of late Dr muri amedi ,Director and chirman of angola importers association and also the Director of micky's oil angola. who died during the last and current crisis in my country (angola)
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some huge amount of money in my possession. which is (US4.2 Million) that was deposited in a holding firm in Dakar Senegal by my late father. which He made me his next of kin and special beneficiary.I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim and also l want you to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.
As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well know to you if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your direct and full information on your aseptance of this mail.
my regard
Miss isowo.

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