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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million us 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: <msalfredabrima_a@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:01:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION PLS?

Dear Friend,
&nbsp;
With due respect and fear of God, i wish you Permit me to inform you of my desire of sending you this mail.Briefly,I am Mrs Alfreda Alexander Brima, the wife of late Dr Alexander Brima Dawoh, who was an oil explorer in Libya and Kuwait.

I fleed my country Sierra-Leone with my son immediately after the arrest and detention of my late husband with six other men by the government of President Tinja Kaba on allegation of subversive activities and treasonable offences which was nothing but a mere political persecution,Though I do
not know to that extent you are familiar with the event and crisis in sierra-Leone.

Since we arrived here in Abidjan ,i have sent serveral messagese through the united nations head office to the government of my country to allowed us to returns back home but all answers has been returns with failure as the government could not gaurantee our safty and security .

However, during the disturbance and prior to my husband arrest he alert me of a consignment worth of $15 Million US Dollars he deposited in a security company in Europe,he said he wanted to use the money for his political ambitiouse before the government ordered his arrest.till now this issue
is still pendding.

Please am just seeking your support on how to get out this consignment now that my son has come of age to further his education abroad and myself get out of the camp to oversea for good treatment.

With all honesty to the stated data in this message, i assure you of the genuity to the full,and would be happy if you can handle it with the most confidential manner since the rest of my life and that of my farmily solmely depends on this means and let me make it know to you that it is for the
fear of betrayal from anyone around me here that confirms my decision to contact a neutral individual like you as my husband instructed me before his death,I'm Anticipating to hear from you as soon as possible.
My regards,
Mrs Alfreda Alexander Brima.




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