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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "required fee " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: danlami mohamed <danlami_esq01@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:41:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME ITS URGENT-- FUND TRANSFER--DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ.-TEL-+22507907843


Dear Adal Naulich

Thanks for your mail but I advise you to send the said finance mentioned to process and procure all the legetimate clearance documentations on your name as the rightful acclaimed foreign beneficiary and wetin 72 hours the fund will be in your account .

Take heed to my advise and act accordingly if you want this success to be achieved.

I advise you to send the required finance to carry out the said fund transfer to your provided account as explained incase you cannot fly down here to witness things yourself .

Note we need the required finance to obtain all required legetimate back up paper work on your name as fund legetimatly aquired regards the new fund policy after the world trade center incident regards terrorist activities fund or money laundry and also because of how huge the fund .

Note we need to process and procure the affidavit of fundownership on your name in the high court of justice endorsed by the oat commisioner as you are the rightful acclaimed foreign benefictor of said fund as proceed of contract debt settlement executed.

Send the required finance to take care of the neccesary required legetimate back up documentations on your name and achieve this great opportunity on your name and favour.

Without any delay send the required fee through money gram with my name ------

-Danlami Mohamed -destination--Abidjan--Cote D Ivoire.

send me the control numbers immediately this is done to enable me proceed.

I re-attached my passport id for benefit of truth and trust and also I attached a clearance certificate procured for one foreign beneficiary to enable you know the need before any huge fund remittance.

Note the said fund can be deliverred to you by diplomatic if we offset the diplomatic delivery fee as they advised.


Take immediate heed to my advise and act accordingly.

Awaits your utmost co-operations

Yours sincere at service


D.Mohamed Esq.



Tel-+22507907843





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