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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "dan sese" <dansese@bandalibre.com>
Reply-To: dansese@myway.com
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:39:12 -0300
Subject: Awaiting response

Awaiting response
From: Dr.Dan Sese
Kanifing - Banjul The Gambia (West Africa).



Private/Confidential

Dear friend,

I write to solicit your assistance in a project of mutual benefit and
regret any inconveniences contacting you this way with my proposal. I
am Dr.Dan Sese, former Head of Accounts Department at the Diamond
Mining Company of Sierra Leone.

I and my partners (two others) are in urgent need of a foreign
associate to work with us to facilitate the transfer of a large sum of
money which we intend to invest into profitable areas of business in
your country. The funds currently secured with a security company is
legitimate money rightfully belonging to me and my partners, which was
earned from private diamond business deals during our time as top
officials at the Diamond Mining Company of Sierra Leone. Due to
unstable political and economic environments in Africa, it is not quite
safe investing ones financial future in this part of the world. We
are currently living in Banjul capital city of The Gambia and in
collaboration with some top officials of the Central Bank of West Africa
have concluded arrangements for the transfer. The money involved
is eighteen million five hundred thousand US Dollars. However, as a result of the
regulations here, we cannot transfer the funds to your
country without having an associate there.

I am writing to know if you could be our overseas associate to handle
the transaction privately at your end, whereby the funds shall be
transferred through your bank account, for mutual benefits. All aspects of the
transaction will be done legitimately from here via the banking
process. We propose your commission shall be 20 per cent of the total money been transferred, in view of the importance your role as our overseas partners will be, without which we cannottransfer the funds.

Please consider this proposal seriously and handle with utmost
confidentiality the information I have provided you with here. If you
are in a position to assist, then get back to me immediately so I can
give you details. If you cannot help us, do not respond and I
apologize for taking your time.

Regards.
Dr.Dan Sese

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