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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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: amina amed <amina_amed01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:53:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY NO MATER YOU WASTED SOME TIME IN REPLYING .


Dear Mr VICTIMNAME ,

Thanks for your mail and responce to this officer , how are you today with the family ? ihope all is well ?

Now i want to let you know were i am coming from , i am in JEDDAH SAUDI and my secret direct line for this project is 00966-56-722-0797, as soon as we open up for this project i will let you know all the dtails of this transfer , it is for me and you alone , we will invest it as a joint business partner once this money is been ready to be transfer into your account , i will resign my post in the bank then you will send me a letter of investation to meet you up then after the investiment is done i will bring all my family over there where the investiment is been invested .

The only thing i need from you is a good account , but if you are afraid of your old account , please open a NEW VIRGIN ACCOUNT for the transfer , one more thing i need from you is 100% top secrecy over this project and too i asure you 100% business risk free from my end . send your number for easy comminications over this project . i need your direct cell phone and fax for sending all the vital documents to you . and too what you are saying about cote d' ivoire , i don't know anything about africa , am not from Africa , i will like you to come down here in Jeddah face to face and sign all the vital documents for the transfer to take effect within 72hrs of verifications .

This is my life time opportunity , i will not like to mess it up in any way , just call me .

YOURS FAITHFULLY .

MR AMED .





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