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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • sandra_4real1988@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: s b <s_bamba04@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sandra_4real1988@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:23:31 +0000
Subject: From Sandra Bamba.



From Sandra Bamba.Address Amina Guest House.Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire in west africa.

Dear Please do not be embraced with this letter as we have not seen or met before. My name is Sandra Bamba I am the only daughter of Late Mr. Sodjo Bamba a wealthy cocoa merchant in the northern part of Cote D'CIvoire who was killed during November 2006 war.
Our late father deposited the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United state Dollars (USD$10.5M) with a bank here in Cote D'Ivoire. Dear I want you to assist me to transfer this money to your account and invest it in any available business of your choice. Please tell me how much percentage you want for your humble assistance. Dear if you are touched to help me, kindly reply me urgently on my private email: sandra_4real1988@yahoo.com,

Thanks and remain blessed. Sandra Bamba.Tel:+22506394105


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