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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ms marriam khalifa" <marriam202@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marriam303@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:23:37 +0100
Subject: ineed yourhelp!

Hello Dear ,
Best compliments.

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though we have not met before but I strongly believe I now have to risk confiding in some one to succeed from my present situation and for the best of my future.

My name is Miss Marriam Khalifa, I am 24 years old and the only child of my late parents Mr & Mrs khalifa, native of Freetown, republic of Sierra Leone. Due to the series of continious war in our country for multiple years ago, there is amount of six million, five hundred thousand (US$6.500,000.00) which my late father kept in a financial institution here before he was assasinated.Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough for security and political reasons. I urge that you help me to retrieve this funds and also transfer it to your country for investment purposes on the following:

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel
4). or any profitable business that moves in your country

If you can be honest and sincere assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you a very handsome reward from of the total sum after transfer to your country.
I wait for your urgent response.

Thanks.

Miss Marriam Khalifa

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