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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • mary_amah234@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: amah maryprinces <mary_princesamah@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:47:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Good day and God Bless you.


Email me and Please send your reply to me with this email address: mary_amah234@yahoo.it

Dear one,

Good day and God Bless you.
Permit me to inform you of my desire for you to help me. Obviously, you might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we have not known before. By brief introduction , I am Miss Mary Patricia Amah, a citizen of Sierra Leone and the only daughters of late Mr and Mrs James. A. Amah My Late parents was killed by the rebels in my home town Mende district, the second Economic Capital of Sierra Leone during the recent Political crisis of Sept, 2002 . After their death, I Patricia manage to run out of our Country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, where iam staying now for my safety. My father was a Wealthy Cocoa and Gold Merchant before he met his sudden death .

Before their death in a private hospital , my father secretly disclosed to me of the total Sum of $9,000,000.00 (nine million US Dollars) he deposited in one a Truck box with a Security company here in Abidjan, Cote d' ivoire. He further disclose to me that he did deposit the Truck box as FAMILY TREASURES for security reasons and he use my name as the beneficiary of the Truck Box. i also want you to stand as a guardian to me investing this money into any lucrative business in your country. I will also like you to make an arrangement for me to further my ducation in your country. I will offer you 35% of the total Sum as compensation after the transfer . Please, get back to me through the above email address to enable me inform you the requirement before the transfer of
the box into your country.

Email me and Please send your reply to me with this email address: mary_amah234@yahoo.it


Thanks for your kindness and God bless you. Expecting to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Miss Mary Patricia Amah.



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