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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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +27738116541 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Henry Agbara <mr_henryagbara23@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:36:44 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION



TEL.+27-738-116-541.Email:mr.henryagbara@yahoo.itJOHANESSBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL. You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me in person, First I must introduce myself I am MR. Henry Agbara, The only son of the late MR. ABORO Agbara, Special Assistant to the IVORIAN Rebel Leader, My father Mr ABORO Agbara was murdered in the fighting dispute between IVORIAN government and the Rebels in IVORY COAST. I decided to reach you through your email address, Before the death of my father he took me to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of US$30,000,000.00(THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS] in a private security and finance company.This problem came when a coup failed against our President Laurent Gbagbo . General Clement Dusu Chief Rebel Leader ask my father to help him divert the funds to abroad which my father used the opportunity to deposit the money for me in case of the future because he knows that he might die when the fight began. As a Refugees (ASYLUM SEEKERS) I am not allow to operate any bank account or to be involved in any huge financial transaction and as the only child of my father I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign partner who will assist me to transfer this money out of Johannesburg,South Africa investment plan abroad.If you therefore accept to assist me which I know you will, please do get in touch with me through the above telephone or altanative e-mail address for more briefing on this business proposal . For your assistance I have two options for you First, you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money Secondly, you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country whichever the option you choose feel free to notify me as I have also mapped out 5% of the total money to defray all the incidental expenses either of us might incur in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership, I am willing to give you 30% of the total sum while the remaining 70% will be for me and for my investment in your country which will be under your control.
I therefore implore you to please maintain the absolute confidentiality of this matter even if you decide not to help me. This business proposal is absolutely risk free and 100% assurance, genuine and legal.Acept my complements while i wait for your positive reply.

Thanks and be blessed.MR Henry Agbara.
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