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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:
  • "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. )
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • miss_paulin1@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "princess idoka" <princessidoka1@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:28:05 +0000
Subject: please help me out


My Dear,sir

I am writing this letter in confidence believing
that
if it is the wish
of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty
will bless and
reward you
aboundantly and you would never regreat.



I am a female student from University of Burkina
faso,Ouagadougou,I am
21
yrs old. I like any person who can be caring, loving
and home
oriented,I
will love to have a long-term relationship with you
and to know more
about
you. I would like to build up a solid foundation
with
you in time
coming if
you can be able to help me in this transaction.
I
and my junior
brother
behind. My father was a king, which our town
citizens
titled him over
sixteen years before his death.I was a princess to
him
and I am the
only
person who can take care of his wealth now because
my
junior brother is
still young and my mother is not literate enough to
know all my
father's
wealth.
My father left the sum of Two hundred Million
Million,Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars)in a security company .This
was annually paid
into
my late fathers account from Etruscan's Permit In
burkina
Faso.company(E.P.I.B.F)and Etruscan's Gold company
operating in our
locality
for the compensation of youth and community
development in our
jurisdiction.
I don't know how and what I will do to invest this
money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take
over
what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to
do
without my
present
because I am a female as stated by our culture in
the
town.



Now,i urgently need your humble assistance to help
me
move this money
from
the security company to your bank account, That is
why
I felt happy
when I
saw your contact because I strongly believe that by
the grace of God,
you
will help me invest this money wisely.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if
you help us in this
transaction and another 10% interest of Annual After
Income to you, for
handling this transaction for us, which you will
strongly have absolute
control over.If you can handle this project
sincerely
and also willing
to
assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach Me Also
For your more
investgation,you are kindly advice to visit this
website
/www.etruscan.com/lsiwebsite/pbf.htm
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free
and I hope to
commence
the transaction as quick as possible, I will send to
you my picture as
soon
as I hear from you.
Yours sincereely,

princess idoka pls reply to this emaill address,miss_paulin1@hotmail.fr

Anti-fraud resources:

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