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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ANA BOISSY" <ana_boissy1@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ana_boissy@myway.com
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:07:43 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ?

ATTN SIR
I am contacting you with reason that we are going to be of a great use to each other, My name ANA BOISSY, I am the Daughter of late chief BANGULO BOISSY before his death, my father was among big business Man In my country Angola,
Before I go into further details please be informed that I am writing without any other person's pre-knowledge of my contacting you. There fore i will appreciate same Attitude to be maintained,
all through the days before the death of my father he revealed to me about a some that lodged in BANK which he deposited with my name in a BANK in Senegal for security reasons the sum of $16m (SIXTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS) which was his own share from a sale of Diamond whenhe was in the office.
After the burial of my late father, I made frantic effort on the best way to handle this money, I sought advice from an attorney who advise that I must seek for Trustworthy business partner,
However I sincerely ask for your! Assistance to get this fund out of the BANK and your share for assisting me will be 20% of the total sum, 10% will be use for upsetting all the expenses incurred in the course of concluding this venture and the remaining 70% you will help me to invest it in your country,
I want to assure you that this transactions is 100% risk free, Incase if you have any question do not hesitate to contact me as I wait for your favorable response.
Bestregards
ANA BOISSY

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