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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Ali Ahoefa <aliahoefa18@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <aliahoefa@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:07:02 +0200
Subject: Greetings from Dr Ali !!



FROM THE DESK OF DR ALI AHOEFABILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGERBANK OF AFRICA (BOA)WEST AFRICADEAR FRIEND, CONFIDENTIAL I know that this mail will come to you as a big surprise; I am the bill and exchange manager in Bank of Africa, I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that i am about to reposeon you for the mutual benefit of our both families. In my department i discovered an abandoned sum of 10.5mus dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreigncustomer (MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH, GERMANY), who died along with his entire family in monday,31 july,2000, in a plane crash.for more information visit this site below:ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm I need your urgent assistance in transferring the mentioned sum Immediately to your account, the money has been dormant foryears in our bank here without any body coming for the claim,i don't want the money to go into our bank treasury as anabandoned or unclaimed fund,so this is the reason why Icontacted you, so that we can release the money to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer. Please i will like you to keep this proposal as a top secret anddelete if you are not interested and if you are interested replyand call me for my urgent attention, upon receipt of your reply,I will send you full details on how the business will be executedand alsonote that you will have 30% of the above mentioned sumif you agree to transact the business with me and 10% will be forany expenses that will occur during the transferwhy I will have60% as my own share. DR.ALI AHOEFABANK OF AFRICAOUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASOWEST AFRICA
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