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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 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 u.s 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: kabre nicolas <kabre_nicolas63@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kabre_nicolas200@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:28:23 +0000
Subject: MOST URGENT



FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION. COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SUM OF THIRTY TWO MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS(US$32.5m) TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR ESTABLISHING A GRAND SIZE INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY. THE SAID 32.5 MILLION DOLLARS WAS DEPOSITED IN THE TRESOR PUBLIQUE BURKINA www.tresor.bf FOR SAFTY BY A WAR LORD(COL. BAGAYAKO IBRAHIM) FROM COTE D'IVORE WITH MY ASSISTANCE HERE IN BURKINAFASO,NOW THE CRISES HAS ENDED A BIT THE REBEL ASKED ME TO LOOK FOR HONEST PERSON OVERSEA TO INTRUST THIS FUND FOR INVESTMENT IT WAS UPON THESE I CONTACTED YOU FOR THIS DEAL TO BE BLISFUL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE DO CALL ME ON THIS NUMBERS +226-70-23-71-14 OR YOU EMAIL ME URGENTLY I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY. MR.KABRE NICOLAS.
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