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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • abdalazizandsister3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM ABD-AL-AZIZ AND SISTER AMINA ABD-AL-RAHMAN ," <abdalaziz3@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdalazizandsister3@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:21:54 -0700
Subject: Assalamulakum Warahmatullahi warabraakatu, PEACE BE ONTO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, HAPPY RAMADHAN,

Assalamulakum Warahmatullahi warabraakatu,



With Due Respect and humility. We are writing you this letter which we believe, it would be of a great interest to you. Your contact came to us through your Country trade Journal in world trade center ( W.T.C) Dakar Senegal. i and my sister was convinced as to solicit for your support and assistance after reading your profile.



In view of our difficulties and problems in this country,we are so pleased to have found someone like you in whom we can confide or at least talk to. My name is
ABD-AL-AZIZ , ABD-AL-RAHMAN and My Sister AMINA, ABD-AL-RAHMAN , we are here in Senegal as a refugee. we arrived here a year ago during the peak of our national crises (civil war) our father, ABD-AL-RAHMAN ,was a leader of the Conseil national pour la défense de la democratie (CNDD) from the southern part of my country serrie leone. our late Father was in charge of purchasing arms and ammunitions for the rebel group because of his vast connections abroad.



He deposited the sum USD 25 Million us dollars cash) to our Mother for our life inheritance.In a Prime bank here in Dakar Senegal.He (my father,ABD-AL-RAHMAN ) drowned in a river while attempting to cross during a battle with the government troops. we are using this opportunity pleading for you to help us retrieve this money and transfer it to your position through Diplomatic Means to your Country,



Pending when we will come over to your country for investment. Since because of our refugee status, we must use an established person to transact our business. My Sister and I have agreed to make available a reasonable percentage of 30% for your assistance and all the expenses that you may incurred in this transaction. we want you to, know that all the information and document pertaining to the deposit of the funds by our late Father are all with us and we are willing to make them available at any time to facilitate your assistance.



We are expecting your response immediately you receive this proposal. We wait to hear from you soon through this email. abdalazizandsister3@yahoo.com



Yours Truly,

Abd-al-aziz And Sister Amina Abd-al-rahman,

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