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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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: from Tony Aruna <tonyaruna1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: tonyaruna00@myway.com
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:03:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My Dear beloved one,,

My Dear beloved one,

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent.I have a proposal for you this however is not mandatory in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Tony Aruna. I decided to write to tell you about myself, which I believe you would be of great assistance to me,

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my younger Sister Syvia Aruna ,intend to establish in your country. Though I have not meet with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of Nine million U.S dollars($9,000,000.00) which my late Father kept for us in a security storage house here in Abidjan west African before he was assasinated by unknow persons.Now me and my Sister decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough
outside Africa for security and political reasons.We want you to help us to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel

If you you can be of an assistance to us we will like you to tel. us what you will take form us.
Of the total fund. I await your soonest response. Extend my warmest regards to

your entire family.
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,
Tony&Syvia Aruna




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