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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:
  • "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: "alice lacson" <l_alice43@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: alicel0009@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:15:32 +0200
Subject: From: MisS ALICE LACSON

From: MisS ALICE LACSON
Dearest,
Compliment of the day, I'm MisS ALICE LACSON from sierra-Leone. I picked
interest on you after glancing through your short profile; I deemed it
necessary to disclose this important issue. I lost my father during the
rebel attacked in 2004.Before his death, he had an account with a bank here
in Cote d'Ivoire, where he made a deposit of US$10.5 Millions Dollars. This
money was for the purchase of cocoa procession machines and development of
another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target before his
untimely death.
Why I contacted you, due to the agreement he had with the bank during
deposit, I've been denied total access to the money, the bank Manager told
me precisely that the money was deposited in a suspense fixed account with a
clause attached to it for onward transfer into a foreign account.
That the bank will follow the agreement written and signed by both (the bank
and my father). I was advised to look for a foreign account where the money
can be transferred before I can have access to it.
Since security here cannot be guaranteed besides, I've lost my father, I
hereby ask you to do me a favour by standing as my late father foreign
business partner and the beneficiary of the money to enable the bank effect
the transfer into your account. I have plans to invest this money in
continuation with the investment vision of my late father, but not in this
place again rather in your country. I have the vision of going into real
estate and industrial production, please if you are willing to assist me and
my only brother kenneth, indicate your interest in replying soonest.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation,
Yours Sincerely,
MisS ALICE & kenneth

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