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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2214490538 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mine ngussen <monica44x45@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:21:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU


Dearest Amarjit
Thanks effort the mail ,Once again thanks for accepting to help me in this darkest moment of my life.I know God will surely reward you.I sent a mail to the finance firm for the release of the fund, so that I can move to Europe to complete my acadamic studies, the firm told me to present a foreign partner who will help me and clear the fund based on my status as a refugee. This is one of the reason why I email you to know if you can help me to transfer the money i shall be willing to get married with you since your single .I will give you all respect and satisfy you in all areas that will give you joy.Please I want you to keep all our discussion very confidential.my uncle is very greedy, because when my father's properties were shared, he arrange with my step mother and the freeze all my father' bank account in sirrealone and even in France. The landed properties was sold and till this time, no account has been given to me about the payment and each time I asked my uncle,
he will ask me to keep quiet that i am a young girl that one day I will get married by a man that the tradition does not give room for a girl to have possession of her father.
So this is the main reason I left sirrealone to Senegal so that it will enable me to free and make contact to someoen who will help me s since my name is given as the next of kin to inherit the money. And they are not aware of the money or my way about. Since you have accepted to help me.I will like you to send you full contact address,like home address,your office address,telphone number and your national indentity card or copy your international pasport,so that i can know you more or in case i want to come and join you over.I want to live here and join you overthere.Please I will do my besr to maintain a good relationship with your family. you can reach me phone through the office telephone number of the camp director.the number is +221-4490538.His name is Rev Martin Awa,he is the director in charge of united nation refeguee camp here in dakar.. i will come back and check your mail again have a lovely day and bye warm kisssssss.


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