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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Ahmed Issa" <mrahmed_issa@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:16:10 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP.


FORM MR ISSA AHMED
DAKAR SENEGAL WEST AFRICA
Dear Partner=2C
This message might meet you in utmost surprise however=2C it=92s just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction=2EI am a banker by profession from DAKAR REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL in West Africa and currently holding the post of auditing general I discover this deposit in our auditing course=2E
I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds $30=2E7 million United State Dollars
the deceased client who died in the shatter plane which crashed on mount Kenya in the Kenyan city of sumburu on 21st july=2C2003 to any foreign account =2E
You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this website =3Chttp=3A=2F=2Fwww=2Ecnn=2Ecom=2F2003=2FWORLD=2Fafrica=2F07=2F20=2Fkenya=2Ecrash=2Findex=2Ehtml=3E Hence=2CI am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio 45% for you and 45% me=2Cwhile 10% is for any expenses incurred on this deal if you agree to my business proposal kindly get back to me=2E
Regards
MR ISSA AHMED

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