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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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sandra Bucas <sandrabucas1965@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sandrabucass@excite.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:18:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From The Orphan Miss Sandra Bucas


Dearest One,

Please do not be surprise to receive my email, am Sandra from the republic of Ghana Accra a student of university of Ghana where i was studying accountancy am 24 years. As a matter of fact due to the unexpected dearth of my family in a ghastly motor accident which take the life of my family bring me down not able to cope up with my education why because no one to sponsored me back to school that is how i left my university.

I now decided to look for a person of my choice whom can help me to claim out my consignment from security company and invest the money in a good lucrative business. Please i need your urgent assistance regarding to my family valuables been kept by my late father in the security vault that worth the sum of ($22,500.000.00) USD. But i want you to understand that the linkage of the drum will not stop it for retaining water not seeing me doesn't matter . All i need is honest person for assistance and guardian's and also i promise to be a honest orphan to you. if you are agree to agree to each other we forge ahead and proceed on.Now that my family are no more i want you to take the silent of my
family away from me for i believe that if you are with me i can't think of
my family any more i will still let you know that you are mine forever
and am yours forever.Grateful if you can find a place in your heart to accept my proposal
..
I wait to hear from you urgently
Thanks and my feeling the most distinguish
best regards
Sandra.



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