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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 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • davidbrownsisteramaka@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David And Sister" <davidbrown_sn@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidbrown_amaka@mail.az
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:04:15 +0000
Subject: Please We Need Your Help?

Dear,

I know this message might be a surprise to you but Based on the information I gathered about you from a very reliable source, am happy to send this message to you.I hope you will consider and give it urgent and favourable reply My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence.Itis my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life. My name is David Brown. with My Yonger Sister Amaka from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the (UNHCR) united nation high commission for refuge with my Sister.I want you to help me and my Yonger Sister to receive our money in your bank account and invest the money for me and my Sister in your country and send Us an air ticket so that we can come and further Ur studies in your country so that you can take care !
of the investment as I am 24years old and my Sister Amaka is just 18years. My (late) father DR.Brown Chukwu.who was the Former Minister of Finance and Economy in Sudan before he was assassinated by the rebbles in the capital city of Khartoum in Feb 2007.And all our properties were totally destroyed.

However, we managed to escape by the help of UN Peace Keeping Boat To Senegal with some of my father's documents covering $10.500.000 Million dollars (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand us dollars Only) On My Name which is presently deposited safely in a Bank here in Senegal Dakar West Africa on my name as the only Son of the Family and the Next of kin. The Bank Directors have Approved and ready to transfer the fund via key telegraphic telex transfer to our foreign partner account within 48hrs legitimate and legal as soon as you send them your bank account where the fund will be transfer with your full contact details.i was advice to live with my Sister in Dakar Senegal West Africa because i was the next target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be Send to you as our foreign partner who will receive the fund for the investment.i hope you will not betray me and my Sister because this money is all our hope since my late father died.


We are giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me and my Sister to receive and invest this money in your country,I and my Sister have decide to give you 25% of the total sum for your assistance in
helping us to receive this money in your account and invest it in your country i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive this message so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country. On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less than 7working days to be accomplished as the bank management told me and my Sister in the bank. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in refuge CAMP where we are now in Dakar senegal,
my Sister is sending her greetings to you and your family. This is ur Privet E=mail davidbrownsisteramaka@yahoo.co.uk
And Also Assorance That You Will Not betray me and my Sister because this money is all our Hope In Life. Send Us this information: SO That I will submit It To The bank

Your Full Name.......................
Your Age.............................
Marital status.......................
Occupation...........................
position hold........................
Phone no;............................
fax number...........................
Passport/Identity number.............

Respectfully yours,
DAVID And Sister Amaka

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