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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM MRS.ALIS" <alismusha_1981@plasa.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alismusha_1981@excite.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:09:49 +0400
Subject: ENDEARVOUR TO READ

ATTEN:


My Dear,

I am sorry to use this medium of communication to contact you is due to my situation right now.

I am Mrs. ALISA MUSHA from Jordan due to the terrorist attack recently in my country Jordan. My father was killed by a bomb attack inside his factory (Company) and my mother died long time ago, and i and my brother are the only issue of my parent and my country is not good for us anymore since this incident so all i was able to do was to secure some necessary document of my father, where he deposited some of his funds in a finance company in U.A.E DUBAI .worth about $24.7m US dollars. I am also making an arrangement of a fiduciary agent here who will embark the entire necessary document for this transaction, so all i want you to do now is to act as the Next Of Kin to my family so that you will put on claims on this money and have it transferred to your account, after that i will come over to your country to meet with you. Since i am under aged and can not be able to handle this transaction. I will give you all the details you need as soon as you!
reply my email.

I went through allot of searches on the internet before i got your contact and decide to choose you as my partner so if you decide to help me on this transaction i will be very happy and our ratio of shearing will be 80% for me 20% for you as my partner.

I will like you to reply me on this alismusha_1981@excite.com.com in other to give you details on how we can proceed.

I am looking forward for your good responds.

Best regards.

Alisa Musha

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