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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: "SAMUEL AND SISTER" <samljhsn25@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: saml_and_agnes@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:36:42 +0000
Subject: Hello Dearest One,

Hello Dearest One,
We hope you will live upto our expectation at the end of this project.Based on the information We gathered about you from a very reliable source, We are very happy to send this message to you and also implore you to treat this matter with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons.

We know it may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not met,and we also know that this is an unlikely platform to start this kind of relationship but we are constrained by the present situation of our live and we request you to permit us use this medium to introduce ourselves.

My name is Samuel Johnson 24years,a citizen of Sierra - Leone ,Son & Daughter of late Dr. Mark Johnson, who before his death was the person managing the Sierra - Leone gold and diamond corporation( SGDC ).I hope you are aware of the war which has ravaged my country for the past years now .It was in one of this attacks by the rebels that led to the death of my Father and my Mother including Two of my Brothers, now am left with only my younger sister Agnes.

We was terrified of the situation and because of this I escaped with my younger Sister Agnes from Sierra - Leone to Dakar Senegal into a refugee camp but brought along with all vital documents which our late father used in depositing the sum of Us$12 Million United State Dollars with a prime bank.

For now, We have every information for the Collection of the deposit with the BANK and I want you to Act as the beneficiary of the deposit for easy and smooth collection to your account abroad for investment purposes.Since our breadwinner is no more and this is the only hope for our life.Becuase of the nature of our status l cannot be able to handle the transaction with the bank, We are living here now as a refugee and there is nothing left for us here.

Our aim of contacting you is to seek for your able assistance as a front in transferring this fund abroad into an account,then as a business developer.
You can help us to invest wisely in areas you deem lucrative and finally obtain a residential permit for us to stay comfortable in your country of abode

Your positive response will give us the greatest joy and relief.Presently we cannot go back to Sierra- Leone because of the situation there and you know that Senegal where we are now is politically unstable; we therefore wish you could help us get out of here before it become worse.

May God Bless you for your kind assistance we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum. Been reaching us fatser through this our alternate email address for security reason.Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons.

FURNISH US WITH THE REQUESTED INFORMATION NEEDED BY
THE BANK AS TO NOMINATE YOU AS OUR FORIEGN PARTNER.
1. Your Full Names:..........................
2. Your Address:.............................
3. Your Sex:.................................
4. Your Age:.................................
5. Your Marital Status:......................
6 Your Occupation:...........................
7. Your Direct Phone Number:.................
8. Your Resident City:........................................
9. Your Resident State:........................................
10. Your Country:.............................

May God bless you and keep you for us as we are Seriously waiting for your urgent reply,

Best Regards.
Samuel and Sister Agnes.

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