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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: amma ammed <amma_ammed06@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: amma_amd2007@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 05:27:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mrs Amma Ammed


Good Day ,

Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost you because I know it may come to you as a surprise since we don't have any previous correspondence before.

I got your contact as i was searching for helping hand in your country , this is why I decided to appeal to you directly for assistance because I' have no relations or friends in your country for help, I am Mrs.Amma Ammed from Angola. I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago and i have only one daughter.

My husband was a servicing director of the Gold & Diamond exporting board until his death .He was assassinated last January by the rebels following the political uprising that has no end . Before his death he had a foreign account in Cote d' Ivoire which he deposit sum anount of $9.5M Dollars which he told the bank that this for the importation of cocoa processing machine.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary . I have plans to use this money for investment in your country. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only Daughter Kalan and you will do this investment with my Daughter, because i can't travel out anymore, indicate your interest in replying soonest, contact me urgently on the above email so that i shall in return forward the contact of the bank to immediately, kindly revert back to me couple with how many ( %) percentage share ratio you can take? .
Thanks and best regards .
Mrs Amma Ammed
C/O my daughter Kalan Ammed


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