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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • amina_zarani@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AMINA ZARANI" <amina_zarani@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 23:19:52 +0700
Subject: Goodday

ATTENSION

Dear Trustee .

With much sincerity of purpose I make this contact with you. I am willing to negotiate a serious business relationship with you believing that you will provide me a feasible solution. Let state briefly that this message requires your very urgent attention It is my sincere pleasure to intimate you with this business proposal which will certainly benefit you and me.

I am Mrs AMINA ZARANI. Wife of the former Deputy Deffence Minister ( Norman Zarani ) ,
in my Country ( Sierra Leone ) . That was assesinated during the Civil War in Sierra Leone .
I have been mandated by my Family to arrange with a Foriegner for the possible investment
of some FUND $25.6 M ( Twenty Five Million Six hundred thousand united states American Dollars ) .

Which happens to be the FUND sent to my Country through my Husband as the Deputy Deffence
Minister for the purchase of ARMS & AMMUNITION during the civil War .But was Assesinated before the purchase .
This FUND has been deposited with the SECURITY TRUST COMPANY, as Family Treasure / Personal Effect, in Thailand .
The Family has mandated me to arrange an investment of this FUND outside my Country ( Sierra Leone ) .
The Family is looking for a trusted foreigneer that can help in investing this FUND in his country,
We have agreed that if you can act as the beneficiary , you will have 20% of the total sum or go into partnership with the Family .
Do not hessitate to reply when you find it neccessary that you can be of help to us .

It's a Hitch -Free Transaction .

Sincerely
Mrs AMINA ZARANI
Email:amina_zarani@she.com

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