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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • aa.msika@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs amina msika" <maryugo02@gala.net>
Reply-To: aa.msika@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:28:21 +0000
Subject: Mrs. Amina Msika


My Dear.

I got your contact from a business directory I just acquired and decided to
approach you very discreetly with this proposal of mutual trust and benefit.


I am Mrs. Amina Msika, wife of Joseph Msika former vice President of
Zimbabwe, as you may know, my country is in shamble now due to stubborn
attitude of our President Robert Mugabe, he sacked my husband from the vice
president seat because he refused to obey some of his Evil policies , for
the moment our family is been intimated and harassed by the government
authority, my husband is presently under house arrest.

I need your help to secure the fund he deposited here in ABIDJAN IVORY
COAST, it was the only hope we have to survive now as most of our property
and money in Zimbabwe have been seized .

If you are willing to assist me, kindly get back to me by my son (TELEPHONE
+22509890135) so that we can arrange for meeting, for the moment, I am here
in IVORY COAST with my Son{ JULIO} on temporary permit.

The total of the deposited fund is eighteen Million three Hundred Thousand
Dollars. {$18.3}.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Amina Msika
(aa.msika@yahoo.com)

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