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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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: "from lilian sewa" <agent_geroge40@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lilian_love2006@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 17:12:29 +0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL



complinment of the season joyfull is the day?,

I am Mrs.lilian Sewa aged 37 years from the Republic of Sierra
Leone now seeking asylum with my two children here in malaysia kuala lumpur
under the (U.N.H.C.R.) camp ground, malaysia.
Actually I do not know you before but I got your contact as
a trustworthy person through Absolute Agency . Com in search of a
trustworthy person.
My late husband Capt. Bamanga Tutu Sewa was one of the senior
officials of revolutionary united front of Sierra Leone (RUF) who
died on 18/12/2000 with some of his colleagues during a cross
fire battle between the RUF and the peace keeping forces in
Sierra Leone which include ECOMOG, British Army and U.N troops.
In brief we have the sum of US$12,000,000 (twelve million US
dollars) which we want to invest in your country through your
guidance. This money was deposited by my late husband in a
Private Security Firm now, which my son Patrick 8
years old of age was made the beneficiary and the next of kin as
the only son of the family.
Because of the present situation in my country Sierra Leone, my
son Patrick and myselt and the other two daughters left our
country recently for safety as the present government of Ahmed
Tejan Kabah is probing all families relating to the revolutionary
united fronts which my husband was a key member.
We are in desperate need of your assistance both in evacuation
and dislodgment of this money to your country and advice on a
profitable business venture to invest this money as we believe
that your country is more politically and economically stabilised
for any investment through your professional advice.
We have proposed 20% of the total sum for all necessary
assistance and protection we may need in your country.
Please treat this matter as highly personal because all our
future now depends on this money and we can not afford to make
any mistake whatsoever. Please try and reply us urgently on
receipt of this letter in other to arrange on the best possible
way to do it for safety.

THANK,S
from lilian sewa

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