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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: yasmin emenike <yemenike23@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <yemenike3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:46:03 +0100
Subject: From Yasmin Garubba


>From Yasmin Garubba Dearst,
I am Yasmin Garubba the only Son of former Chief Emenike Garubba from Siera Leonne. It gives me courage and confidence to contact you for your help.Firstly I ask for your assistance to transfer my Inheritance Of (17.5 USD million) which is currently in the BanK here in Ivory Coast. My late father Chief Garubba was the Director General for Gold and Diamond Mining Co-Operation in Sierra Leone. Before my late father's death, he deposited the sum of (US$17.5 USD million) and made an agreement with the bank that his Patner will come for the transfer of the Money. During the civil war between the Rebel forces and the gripping forces of peace of the ECOMOG, which destroyed my country after the take over by force which drove out the president democratically Ahmed K.Tejan. My father and several other senior officials were attacked and killed by the rebels. Infact this untimely death of my father caused alot of set back in my life. I need your urgent assistance to stand as my father's business partner and help me to transfer this Fund to your account for investment purpose Until I finished my School. My only hope currently is this Money which my father deposited in the Bank here. I need your urgent reply so that I we give you more details and prove about this Fund. For your assistance, I will gladly give you 20% of this money for your efforts. please do not disclose this transaction to any other partner until I come over to meet you in your country as you know that, this is the only hope in my life. As soon as I hear from you I will give you more details and proves about this fund, Have a very nice day as I wait to hear from you as soon as you read this Message. Thanks and Remain blessed.Yasmin Garubba
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