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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Fatu Abdoul," <missfatu99abdoul@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: missfatu77abdoul@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:46:09 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY?ASSALAMA LEKOUME

Miss Fatu Abdoul,

I'm very sorry to bother you with my E-mail.But I want you to understand
that I truely need your assistance to this great offer I'm offering you
from the source of my mind.Before anything I want to use this
opportunity to introduce myself.

My name is Miss Fatu Abdoul, I am 22 years old from Sierra Leone, but
presently, I am in Dakar Senegal where I work as a tailor. I am the
only daughter of my parents. My father died on a fatal motor accident on
the 6th March 2001 in Sierra Leone, on his way to see my sick mother at
hospital where she was admitted for Cancer treatments,she also gave up
thesame day at the (General Hospital in Sierra leone),when she heard the
news death of my father thesame ,may their gentle soul rest in perfect
peace.

Before the death of my father, he had willed part of his Estate
amounting ($16,500,000.00) (sixteen Million five hundred thousand
united states dollars) to me but when I went to the Concerned Bank here
in Dakar Senegal, I was shocked when the Manager of the Bank explained
to me that I will not be able to withdraw from the money, because my
father had a clause on the will, that I will not should not be allowed
to access the deposited fund not until I am 30 years or I present a
foreigner who could lead me through with the investment
of the funds outside Africa.

I am only 22 years. And the Bank is sticking on the instruction placed
by my father during the deposition ,hence I am contacting you to stand
as my appionted foreign beneficiary to the Bank so that they can proces
the transfer with your name into your account anywhere.I have with me
here all the necessary documents related to this deposit with the Bank.

I am willing to offer you 35% of the total sum for your participation
when the transfer is done into your account while 10% will be mapped out
for any expenses one may incure during the process of the transfer into
your account this is to inform you know that you will help me both
financially with your honest mind to enable us get the project
through.Please remember that I am writing you this email purely on the
ground of trust.

Yours Truly,
Miss Fatu Abdoul,

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