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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:
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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: "Hilda Bolo" <hutkn@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hilda_bolo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 12:27:50 +0200
Subject: Cry For Help

May Peace of God be with you and your family Amen,In regard to your explanations, i fund out that you are very kind and honest man whom i can deal with and have trust on him.About my self i run down to senegal dakar after the war of my country sierra leone and living at the refugee camp, since there is nobody who will take care of me. I contacted you based on you are a trustworthy person after i got your contact from your profil speaks very good of you in the site. I want you to assist me so that i can transfer this my money to your country for safe keeping pending on my arrival to your country, to start up an investment in your country through your wise advice also for me to further my education in
your country .

You will act as my international business representative and also my family business
associate,so that i can ship this money to your position for safe keeping.$ 8 dollars (Eight dollars) deposited by my late father in a Prime bank on my name as the next of
kin.(the documents are with me now and i will fax it to you upon request).the consignment that contents the total fund will be transferred to your account as soon as
you contact the bank for the procedures of the transfer I am now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction.Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal through my e.mail address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing
this transaction through.

However, if you are not disposed to assist kindly destroy the letter in viewof the families interest and personal security. I count on you greatly for your assistance.Please,if where i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hesitate to tell me and provide another address wherei will be contacting you.I am willing to give you 15%
for your assistance.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Yours Truly Lovely,
Hilda Bolombo

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