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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27736851385 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mike_ldah01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mike ldah <mikeldah5112@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mike_ldah01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:14:58 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM MIKE IDAH
BLOMEFONTEIN SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE: +27-73-685-1385

Dear Sir/Madam


Good Day and God bless as I introduce my self to you with all faith, trust and hope you will understand me to assist us and not to betray us at the end.

I am 28 Years old; my father died 2 years ago in a gold mine in MENDE, Republic of Serria Leone. He was into legal gold mining; he has succeeded in saving $30 millions dollars during his Business on Gold, before he went on a trip to Republic of South Africa to save his money in a private security company for safe keeping because of the political problem in our country.

I need help from you to help me transfer this money to your country for investment and who will be sincere to invite me to his country with out cheating me or doing bad to me on my arrival with my mother and my younger sister, I'm willing to give you 15% of the money after the transfer of the money, please mail me immediately so that i can know your stand before looking at else where. You’re the first person I’m contacting for this assistance.

Please permit me to ask, Can you honestly help me as your own person? Can I completely trust you? Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers to enable me communication you.

Please, Treat this email confidential and get back to me as soon as possible. Awaiting your reply via email
Email: mike_ldah01@yahoo.com
Sincerely Yours,
MIKE IDAH



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