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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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: "Ali Mohammed" <ali_01mmed@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 03:38:20 +0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED

Dear Sir,
I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail, if the contents does not meet with your personal and business ethics, I apologise in advance, I am Mr Ali Mohammed the only Son of Engr, Idris Mohammed A nationality of Republic of Sudan. My father was a successful crude oil and petroleum dealer. Due to the war erupted in my country, my father relocated to Iraq with i and my mother where they spent the rest of their lives.
Though my parents died a couple of months ago they lost their lives in an attack by a suicide bomber,which claimed many lives in Iraq. Before my father's untimely death, he instructed me to leave the country for my safety and invest a total sum of USD.7.500.000 ( Seven million five hundred thousand United States Dollars) which he already deposited in a Security Company in Thailand, Now i am in Thailand as an asylum seeker ( Refugee ) with the help of United Nations .
I am writing to express my interest in real estate or landed properties in your country Actually, I have never met you before, but after due consideration, I started searching the web site where I got your email address. No one else is aware of my proposal to you.Due to social, and political instability in some Arab region, I decided to seek your assistance in moving this money to your private or institutional account for my investment purposes.I have all the documents that covers the deposit of the trunk box that is containg the funds.
Transaction of this nature demands the highest trust and confidence between both parties. This transaction is 100% risk free. For your assistance in this transfer, I have decided to give 20% of the total sum involved and 5% will be mapped out for miscellaneous expenses that we may incure during the process, while 75% will be for my investments.
Your acceptance of this proposal or otherwise should please be communicated through my E.MAIL address. Your quick response will be appreciated. However, if you are not interested to assist, kindly distroy this letter to protect the confidentiality of this business transaction.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanks.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Ali Mohammed

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