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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22997689290 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • lettyaisha@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "letty aisha" <letty.aisha4@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:51:09 +0200
Subject: Assistance needed!


Dear Sir ,


My name is Miss Letty Joyce Aisha from Sierra leone and medical student
before the war in my country. I,m interested in knowing you more
after seeing your email contact on the Internet and want to relocate to your
area for residing and investment of my fund.


I want you to know that it is God Almighty that connects people and make out
of them whatsoever they desire, and my having to write you in the first
place regarding this project is from God's own direction as I never

knew you before nor have we met in any where before but may God's name be
praised for his ways are not like the ways of men, for he is perfect and
never misled His loved ones.

I know that when God is with one no one can be against him or her, and I
know that my having made you the one to carry this cross will bring joy to
my soul and to many others out there that will stand to benefit from the
foundation when it is established, after the funds must have been claimed
and transferred to your nominated bank account .

I know you will be surprise to receive this message from complete stranger
from Sierra Leone you have never seen or met or discussed with, but it is
agreat pleasure writting and knowing you over here.
I know there is no violent and crisis in your country and that led to my
contact with you as I want to reside there.

I have contacted you before and no response or reply from you and wondering
if you got earlier message I sent to you, please let me know when you
receive this message by writting to my email address below.

All I need from you is to help us get the total money transfered into your
account for investment once we change the beneficiary in your name and
favour as the person we authorised and empowered for the clearance .

I am going to write to you and explain to you in details once I hear back
from you.

Can we talk about it through my e-mail address

please call me for us to discuss in detail 00229-97689290

MY DATA:
MY NAME: MISS LETISHA AISHA WILLIE
MY AGE: 25 YERARS
MY OCCUPATION: MEDICAL STUDENT BEFORE THE WAR STARTED AND IN LEVEL 2
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE AND NO BABY YET
NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEONE

MY FATHER'S DATA:
HIS NAME: MR. EZEH WILLIAM WILLIE
OCCUPATION: EXPORTER OF GOLD DURST AND HE DEPOSITED LARGE QUANTITY OF GOLD
DUST FOR ME IN THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HERE WHICH
WORTH 600KILO AND WE WILL DISCUSS ON THAT ONCE OUR FUND IS CLEARED AND
TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT AS ARRANGED.
AGE BEFORE HIS DEATH : 52
NATIONALITY: SIERRA LEONE |

Can I have your private email address to enable me send my photos and data,
ID and the deposit document for your perusal.

Please make sure you keep this to yourself as this money is the only hope of
my life and living and am trusting and confiding in you.
The amount deposited for me is valued $19.5million and Gold Dust valued 600
Kilo and please if you know you are capable to help me transfer the fund
into your account you reply and call me on phone as this is beyound email
writting on the internet so that we can discuss about my fund and the Gold
Durst.

All I need is honesty and trustwothiness and I will email you in details as
soon as I hear from you also reply me with this email address as below:
lettyaisha@yahoo.com

Miss Letty Joyce Aisha

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