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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • aminaalfa15@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "amina alfa" <amina0018@gala.net>
Reply-To: alfaamina34@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 14:21:40 +0100
Subject: From Amina and Ahmed Alfarouk/Appeal for Assistance.


From Amina and Ahmed Alfarouk/Appeal for Assistance.


My Dearest One ,


Greetings in the name of God. We are Amina and Ahmed Alfarouk from Sierra
Leone.I am writing you from Rep of Cote d'Ivoire where we Have been taking
refuge after the brutal war and Murder of our parents by the rebels during
the renewed Fighting in our country Sierra Leone.

Because of the war our late Father sold his shipping company and took us to
a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited $18,300,000.00
Million(Eigtheen Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ) in
his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote d'Ivoire.Please, we
have prayed before contacting you with the trust in God that you will be of
help to me and my brother .

We are seeking for your assistance to transfer this money to your account
for a good investment project in your country and also relocate to your
country with my younger brother Ahmed to further our study.We are willing
to offer you 15% of the total sum for Your assistance.Please for your good
information this transaction is 100% risk free and in no way connected with
any illegal transaction, Please help us to get out of this terrible
situation and our Almighty God will bless you.please kindly contact us
through our private email(aminaalfa15@yahoo.fr) or +22507646106 for more
discussion.

Best Regards

Miss Amina Alfarouk.

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