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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ubaahmed200@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "mallam Ahmed" <ubaahmed200@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:09:16 +0200
Subject: Assistance



Greetings
I know that this mail may come to you as unespected since we have not met or known each other before, but I hope that you will treat this matter with love and fear of Allah.

I am ahmed uba the son to Dr uba Umar the former Director Of gold and diamond of Sierra leone,who was assasinated by the rebel loyal to Foday Sankoh the(R U F)leader;I managed to escape my country with my son and my wife with the sum of $18.5 MILLION dollars concealed in a metallic trunk box belonging to my late father,This money I discovered in my father's underground room while searching for our belonging in readiness to flee my country for safety.
After his assasination my father's friend who operates a fishing trawler along the west africa coastal line assisted us in moving this box to Daker Senegal where I am presently residing as a refugee with my son and my wife.
This money I deposited with a private security and trust company here under special arrangement as family treasure;the security company does not know the real content of the box for security resons;all the neccessary deposit documents issued to me are Available and can be sent to you on request.
So all am asking from you is to assist me by coming over to Daker Senegal,and help me to claim this money from the security company and into a domiciliary account in your name,here you will open with any of the international bank for onward transfer to your account in your country for a profitable business investment.As a refugee here I cannot open an account with my name or my son name,or operate freely since we are refugee statues,so that is why I am asking for your assistance.
u can contact me with this address ubaahmed200@yahoo.co.in
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and Allah bless you.
Yours faithfully,
mallam ahmed uba

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