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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • abubakar_mohamed2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abu" <abuaminata@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abubakar_mohamed2006@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:38:15 +0100
Subject: ABUBAKAR & AMINATA.


Good day,

I hope this mail meets you in good health and spirit,
I am, ABUBAKAR MOHAMED , a Liberian.
Presently, I live as a refugee in republic of Dakar
Senegal(in west africa), with my younger sister,
AMINATA , I am a victim of war and the son of late
Chief Dr.MOHAMED CISSE , The assassinated
former assistant director of Liberian gold and
Diamond Mining Corporation.

My father was killed with other government officials
during official Hours when the rebel troops stormed
and raided the mining corporation Office at the heat
of the crisis in my country. A few weeks later, the
Rebels also invaded our residential building in which
my mother and two Of our security men were killed in
the compound while I was out for a Special research
program and my younger sister was in school.

I had a singular shock and trauma, which compelled us
to flee from the Country to republic of Benin by the
help of an army colonel, who is a Close friend of my
late father, I have first degree in marketing and I
would have further my education if not for the death
of my parents. I have never worked to earn my living
since my late parents had enough Wealth for us.

I am contacting you now because of the present
difficulty i am facing. Unfortunately my father's two
accounts in West Africa have recently been frozen,
however this did not affect the 10.5 Million US
Dollars which he deposited with a Security for
safekeeping.

For now, I am having every information and document
needed for the Collection of the deposit with the
security company and I want you to Act as the
beneficiary of the deposit for easy and smooth
collection to your account abroad for investment
purposes.

You will no doubt be adequately compensated with as
well as a Percentage of the profit from investment of
the fund. Also you will see to it that my sister and I
come over to your country at the earliest possible
time. I am making this request to you with tears in my
eyes and i feel that God almighty will touch you with
his spirit to listen to my cry for Help and answer me
without delay.

Since our breadwinner is no more and this is the only
hope for life. You positive response will give me the
greatest joy and relief. God

Bless you for your kind assistance we have agreed to
offer you 20% of the total sum. so you can contact me
on this my alternate email address for security at abubakar_mohamed2006@yahoo.com
reason.



Seriously waiting for your urgent reply,

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