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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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: grace haji <grace2000haji@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:33:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I need your help please




My Dear
I know you will be suprise to recieve this proposal from someone you have never seen before. In a nutshell I am Miss grace haji 22yrs old.The Daughter of Late Dr Wilson haji ,who died alonge side with the former millitray leader of the federal republic of Seirra Leone,general Guei,during the coup attemt by the rebells,which took the lifes of many people in September 2002.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I,m receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties away from me since the unexpected death of my Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the United Sates but she stoled my international passport and other valuable travelling documents.But luckily she did not discover where I hide my fathers deposite File where important documents are kept.

So I decided to run to Dakar Senegal for safety also to seek for asylum in the refugee camp to contact you confidencially. She have even closed all my late father's , just to put me into suffery and starvation.

Now I urgently need an assistance of a reputable and trustworthy Foreigner who will help me to retrieve this money deposited by my late father in a Finance House, l and subsequently stand on my behalf, as the next of kin. The money have been saved and deposited with a Finance House. He deposited the sum of 4.5M US dollars four point five million united state dollars.)I am here with the Deposite Certificate and the death certificate of my late father ,all will be sent to you upon request as soon as i get you well, know body knows what i have and where i am.

It therefore became very necessary and urgent that somebody in your foreign position should render a helping hand to safe-guard this fund for me in safe until my arrival in your country.I am asuring you 100% rist free,and i have map out 15% of the total money for your kind assistance while 5% will be kept aside for any miscellaneous expenses incurred. This is the reason why I decided to contact you. Please your urgent responce will be highly appriciated.

Thanks

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