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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "From Andrew." <kabazi@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kabaziguru@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 16:17:12 +0200
Subject: Hello Sir, your assist to this project,

Dear Sir/Madam,

With due sense of respect, I am soliciting for your help, I am Andrew Kabaziguruka,
the son of late Mr and Mrs David Kabaziguruka, of Uganda, who deid by train crash in spain, i am presently residing here in South Africa, Sir i need your urgent assistance to move the
sum of $13.5 million (Thirten.five million American dollars) that was kept in A security company in Europe by my late father since on the
12/08/2003, and make me the son as next of kin, Myself and my younger sister have concluded to go into investment with it that is why
we are soliciting for your help, in removing the fund from security company in Europe, and pay it into your personal account.

We need you to be our foreign partner in this project so as to assist us in concluding all arrangement with the company on how to move
the fund to your account for investments, We can not travel to Europe now due to the fact that our travelling documents was seized by
my fathers relatives, We want to place the fund in a very good business in your country under your care for 3 years for investment
purpose but our profit will be shared annually,80% for We and 20% for you.

Be also informed that it is risk free as we have all the original documents from the security company in Europe, Please note that it is
vitally important that you accord this business the utmost secrecy and confidentiality it deserves, As I look forward to your immediate
response, Please feel free to ask questions if need be as they will be answered accordingly.

Best regards,
Andrew Kabaziguruka.

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