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

Fraud email example:

From: aisha mohamad <aishamohamad15@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:00:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I WILL BEEN HAPPY IF YOUR REPLY ME ...........


Dear,

may I introduce this business proposal to you I do hereby wish to ask
for your assistance in urgent business transaction that requires absolute
honesty and secrecy. The former president (BEDIE) gave him US 25.000.000
Dollars (Twenty five million US Dollars) cash in US 100.00 dollars bill
stacked in a box when he got information that the militaries were planning
to over throw him. Immediately my husband was confirmed dead, I made away
with this box with my only son so that we can not be reached by Mr. BEDIE.
I have really been waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity like
this to contact you concerning this transaction. Right now, the money is in
a safe place, I deposited it with a security company for safe keeping. I am
using this opportunity to seek for your assistance to move this money to
your country, to be invested on behalf of my only son.
For this business to be concluded immediately, all you need to do is to
arrange to meet with me and my son where this box is been lodged, open an
account in your name, pay in the whole money after clearing and
transferring it to your chosen account. We can 't do that on our own
because we don't have account else where, moreover, we don't have any
business to cover-up that is why we needed your assistance. I am ready to
offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to manage the
remaining 70% on be half of my son. Contact my son IDRIS MOMAMMAD where we
are currently staying in a sister's house in LOME TOGO.
This money we deposited it in the best security company in LOME – TOGO.
Upon conclusion of arrangement, we shall forward to you the certificate of
deposit, and the phone and fax numbers of the security company for
confirmation. However, call my son at this number 00228_9020580
immediately you receive this e-mail message or through his e-mail id
Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as possible.
Yours faithfully
AISH MOMAMMAD.


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