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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +27836743344 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • familysan000@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: familysan000@tsamail.co.za
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:20:21 +0200
Subject: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FAMILY ASSISTANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM MRS FATOU SANKOH



GOOD DAY,

I do hope my letter will not embarrass you since there was
no previous
Correspondence held with you. MY Getting your address is
the handwork of
the almighty God. Since then, I have been very much hopeful
that you will
assist us irrespective of the fact that the present world
is full of
dishonesty and distrust.

Firstly, I will wish to introduce myself. I am Mrs. FATOU
SANKOH,
from Sierra Leone; I am the wife of, CPL FODAY SANKOH. My
husband was the
Leader of the Revolutionary United Front until he was
dethroned and
arrested last 2005 by President TEJAN KABBAH who later
handed him
over to the United Nations war crime tribunal were he later
died in
detention. As a result of this position in the government,
my son (SAM
SANKOH) and l tried and later succeeded in securing some of
his assets,
which include mansions and physical cash. This is to avoid
The present
government from confiscating his entire property.

We left Sierra Leone with the total amount US$26.5 Million
(Twenty Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only,
which we Brought
to SOUTH AFRICA and deposited some with A SECURITY AND
FINNACE COMPANY, as valuable
documents belonging to our foreign affiliate. After
depositing the money, my
family and I were asked to leave SOUTH AFRICA and was made
public on
National Headlines, we were left with no option than to
seek reffuge in my
homeland in Sierra Leone . The security company later asked
me, to come and
claim the consignment immediately to avoid the money being
confiscated.

I arrived here a couple of month ago and through a good
contact l applied
for a refugee status as an asylum seeker, which is still
pending in Foreign
Affairs Departmen t.The problemnow is that because of our
status, we
cannot risk moving the money without help hence I am
looking for a
trustworthy partner, who can help me move this money out of
SOUTH AFRICA. In
that case, I want to know if you can help me transfer the
fund into your
account in your country or elsewhere since time is not on
my side.

As a widow of six children I need your urgent attention to
this matter. It
is true that we have neither met nor known each other
before, but the
information I gathered of your credibility makes me believe
that with trust
and honesty we will achieve a huge success in about a week.
I will also
leave with you from SOUTH AFRICA to your country
immediately the money goes into
your account. This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your

1.Your full names
2.Contact address
3.Your direct telephone and Fax number
4.Your age
5.Your marital status

Based on the following information beeN provide by you My
lawyer,who know
all the full details on how you will received the fund will
prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in
place as the owner
of the fund.

For your noble assistance and well assured of safe guarding
the whole Fund
under your care, I will offer you 40% of the total sum,
while 10% will be
set aside for expenses incurred on the cause of this
transaction by both
parties, while the remaining %50 will be for me and my
family. I want to
assure you that this business is completely risk free
because every
arrangement has been made for a successful deal.

I expect your immediate response so that we can conclude
the Transaction in
the very shortest time. It is very important that you keep
this business
HIGHY CONFIDENTIAL because I do not want anything to happen
to this fund.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Mrs. F Sankoh
phone+27-836-743-344
Note: You are advise to only reply with this
Email:familysan000@webmail.co.za
forsecurity reason

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