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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:
  • "million 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: Mariam Isah Musa <mariama21001@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:57:52 +1200
Subject: From Mrs.Mariam Isah:



From Mrs.Mariam Isah:

Dearest,
I am Mrs.Mariam the wife of late Isah Musa from Cote D' l Voire who died in the recent Kenya Airways Plane Crash on a business trip to Cameroun. We are devoted Muslims and have been together for six years now as husband and wife . We have only one child by name Usman Musa. He is three years old. My late husband was a Cocoa Merchant.
Before his death my late husband deposited the sum of $11million dollars (ELEVEN million dollars) with a finance and security firm here.

l am confidently requesting for your assistance in transfering this fund to your country since my
child is at a tender age and invest it for us before he is up to school age.
After the successful transfer of the fund, you will also arrange for our Passport and Visa to enable us travell to your country to settle there and to invest the fund.

Once you wholeheartly decides to assist us and indicate your interest, l shall furnish you with the necessary informations about the Finance and Security Firm for necessary action.

Thank you.
Mariam lsah


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