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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:
  • "million american 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: musa ibih <musaibih02@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: musaibih0@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:24:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello,


Hello,

Please dont be annoyed with my mail to you more especially as we did not know each other previously.
The fact is that i am holed up here in dakar-senegal with 19.5 million american dollars, and i am faced with the problem of taking it out of here as it is not safe here, i was wondering if you could help me out, note also that this money rightly beleongs to me and there is nothing to fear about, why i neeed your help is because the law here does not warant me to handle such amount of money.
please note also that i wish you could also help me in the investment of this money, i need your urgent reply, then i will give you more explanations and how we are going to share this money we are going to discuss then.
Please do not betray me, if you are not interested please delet this mail and forget about it.
May God bless you as i wait for your mail.

Sincerely,

Musa Ibih.

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