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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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 united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mustaffa0mohamed@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mustafa mohamed <fona000@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mustaffa0mohamed@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:21:44 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello.Dearest,


Hello.Dearest,
It is my desire to contact you because I want to go into business relationship with you, it will be my pleasure if you can allow me invest in your company as a partnership. I don’t have the chance to visit your country now due to my study, Since you don’t know me and I don’t know you but I believe we can build this relationship through this way before we meet face to face, I will also use this opportunity to introduce my self;
I am Mustafa Mohamed, the only surviving child of Late Alahji Ibrahim Kazem Mohamed, we reside in Ivory Coast, I am 18 years old, my parents lost there lives in a motor accident last 2 years together with my 2 sisters and since then I have been alone, I need some one to guard me in business and also give me parental love, I am not finding any happiness and love living with my uncles because they are heartless, when my parents were alive, my uncles were unhappy with my family and since the death of my lovely parents they have been treating me like a slave.
I Inherited this funds US$8,000,000 (Eight Million United States Dollars) from my father late Alahaji Ibrahim Kazem Mohamed, I want to relocate to your country for investment. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better. So please I want to know if you will be of assistance to me before my uncles kill me the way they killed my parents to inherits all they has work for, I am willing to offer you $1,500,000(One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money to your account for our investment under your care while I will continue my study.
I will appreciate you acceptance to assist me by replying this mail and also send your full name and address and your phone # to me so that I can communicate with you at any time also give you all the information and where the fund is presently so that you can have free access to communicate with the finance company and conclude the transaction immediately. I will be waiting for your response, you are free to call me any time, and here is my telephone number is: +22507069627.
Thanks
Master Mustafa Mohamed.
Phone +22507069627,
E-mail: mustaffa0mohamed@yahoo.fr





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