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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.MOMOUDU SALIF" <dr.momouduxd@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: dr.momoudusalif3@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:06:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DR.MOMOUDU SALIF.


ATTENTION:PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR,

MY REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS BASED ON AN URGENT NEED TO INVEST SOME FUND AMOUNTING TO $8,200,000.00(EIGHT MILLION,TWO HUNDRED HOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COMPANY OR ANY VIABLE BUSINESS IN UR COUNTRY. THIS FUND ACCRUED LEGITEMATELY TO US AS COMMISSION FROM IGN CONTRACTS,THROUGH OUR PRIVATE CONNECTIONS.THE FUND IS PRESENTLY TING TO BE REMMITTED BY THE APEX BANK TO ANY FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT ESENTED BY US FOR THIS REMITTANCE.

HOWEVER,BY VIRTURE OF OUR POSITIONS AS CIVIL SERVANTS IN OUR UNTRY,WE CAN NOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN OUR NAMES,BECAUSE AS HIGH PLACED CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT TO OWN FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE OUR SHORES. ON THE OTHER HAND,IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO KEEP THE MONEY HERE DUE TO OUR UNSTABLE OLITICAL ENVIROMENT. WHAT I REQUEST IS A HONEST FOREIGN PARTNER IN WHOSE OUNT WE WILL TRANSFER THE SUM OF $8,200,000.00 US DOLLARS FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT AND FURTHER INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN YOUR COUNTRY.

ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO YOUR OWN SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION. WE HAVE AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS OUR FOREIGN PARTNER,IN RESPECT TO HE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER,AND 70% WOULD BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES. THEREAFTER I AND MY COLLEAGUES ILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AND FURTHER INVESTMENT PROJECTS, HENCE THE REASON FOR REQUESTING YOUR SINCERE CO_OPERATION IN ORKING TOGETHER AS PARTNERS AND RECEIVE THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT WITH TOTAL TRUST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL E_MAIL ADDRESS STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS URGENT MATTER.

WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY MESSAGE.

RESPECTFULLY,
DR.MOMOUDU SALIF


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