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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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: "Mariam Hisseine" <arnybu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mariam.hisseine1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:01:01 +0100
Subject: Re:From Miss Mariam Hisseine


*Salaam Alekum,*
*

* *I am sorry for emailing you. After i read your profile, i am happy to
contact you. My name is Miss Mariam Hisseine 18years old from Abidjan
Coted'ivoire,I am the only child of late Alhaji Dr. hisseine who was the
director of cocoa processing industry and agriculture here before he was
poisoned to death in 2005. my mother died early when i was still small. *
**
*I am contacting you for assistance on fund transfer to your country which
my Father deposited before he died in April 2005, the sum of Ten
Million United
State Dollars ($10,000,000).He used my name as his only daughter in
depositing this money. If you are willing to assist me please send me mail
today. I will tell you how you will contact the bank.*

*My father's brother is very wicked to me.He chased me away from my father's
house and sold all my father's properties. I am afraid that if he sees me
he will kill me. This is why i want to come and stay in your country.
Before, my father died he told me to be careful of this people that killed
him or i look for somebody who will help me to go out of here. My hope now
is this money i want you to help me invest and do business with it and i
live there and i go to school there after you receive the money in your bank
account. *
**
*I am waiting for your urgent reply before i will contact another person for
the same purpose because of my present condition. I went to the bank to take
some money there but the bank manager refused. He said that my father gave
them instruction not to give me the money untill i am 25years. But if i can
present a guardian who will receive the money for me to safeguard my life
that they will release the money for me. *
**
*This is why i contacted you. I will give you 20% of the money after all and
10% if any expenses on this transfer and another 15% to the motherless home.
Please contact me to let me know if you will help me or not. *
**
*Thanks may Allah bless you
Miss. mariam Hisseine.*

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