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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 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)
• 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.
  • promiss_samson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: promise <pro_miss@live.fr>
Reply-To: promiss_samson@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:42:01 +0200
Subject: help me and my kids.



Please,

I am Miss Promise Samson, from sudan . I am 30 years old and mother of one =
little child.. presently residing in Dakar-Senegal because of the political =
crisis in my Country.
I would Honestly want to seek for an immediate assistance from you, I have =
$1.8 Million US dollars belonging to my late husband, Mr Samson Aziz,who was =
held bondage by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.

I ran to Senegal refugee Camp when I Discovered danger to my life and my =
little daughter. My late Husband has deposited the above mentioned Amount in =
a consignment with a finance security company for safety keeping before his =
death and I have every Documents regards the transaction I have contacted the =
finance & security company and confirmed the safety of the money/ =
inheritance. i also do not just want this help alone but also i would still =
love to meet and marry again to a kind man in life to enjoy the rest of my =
life with and someone who will take my children as his own.

As it is, I have the intention of investing the money oversees and however =
needed a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me by the =
way of clearing the money from the finance security company.

and there after forwarding it to your Account for investments.
I have map out 20% percentage of the fund for you.Please do feel free to ask =
me questions on this as I wait for your reply soonest. here is my private =
Email, (promiss_samson@yahoo.com ) Tele: 00221 771145458.

pls send me your full contact address such as,

Thanks.
Miss Promise Samson

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