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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: MR OTEE JOHNSON <oteejohnson2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: oteejohnson2007@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:58:58 +0400
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED


Dear friend,

I feel quite safe dealing with you directly,though you may asked how did i =
get your contact,it is through comprehensive website.iam from congo but =
currently residing in U.A.E now.we were ostracised from congo by President =
Joseph Kabila due to my father's disagreement with his late father mamman =
kabila.we ran to nigeria for refuge and after the expiration of OBASANJO's =
tenure,The new President yardua conspired with our president and seized some =
of my father's assets in nigeria and that amounts to $12.5million,both in =
nigeria and congo.my name is Mr Otee Johnson and my late father mr johnson =
was second in command during late president mobutu rule in congo.
ALL this seizures led to my father's untimely death on 2nd febuary this =
year.As the only surviving son of my father,i need your assistance to stand =
as a beneficiary to $14.1million dollars my father deposited in a security =
company in spain in my name.which i have all the documents concerning the =
deposited fund with me here in dubai,u.a.e.let this deal be confidential =
because i don't want to expose my family in any way because right now my =
mother is suffering from stroke and she is hospitalised.
This transaction will be risk free and also legitimate because of it's =
stand.i want to use your identity as a foreigner to transfer this money in =
your account,and also i will like you to help me invest this money in a =
lucrative business and also to invest it in real estate and manufacturing =
companies,to cut it short you will be my families foreign partner.before we =
start i will send you my passport copy for you to be convince that iam =
serious and that i will be traced at anytime or moment if i fail to =
compersate you and for you to know that it's not a scam as we usually see in =
the computer and you will send me yours and direct telephone number and =
mobile number.out of this said sum 15% will be be for you and 5% will the set =
aside for any expenses that we may incur on the process of this =
transaction.indicate interest by sending me the informations i mentioned =
above.looking forward for your earliest reply

Regards
Mr Otee Johnson

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