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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 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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • habibalidakar@jmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: Habib Alizo <habib_alizo9@msn.com>
Reply-To: <habibdk2008@jmail.co.za>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:05:14 +0000
Subject: I need your urgent assistance



FROM:Habib AlizoDAKAR SENEGAL ...(Re: Transfer of $15,000,000.00)EMAIL:habibalidakar@jmail.co.za
Dearest,For sure this mail would definitely come to you as a surprise,
but do take your good time to go through it,
My name is Habib Alizo from Cote-Ivory Abidjan am 22years old and presently residing,
in Dakar-Senegal I lost my father some year and couple of months ago,
My father was serving director of the Agro-exporting board until his death,
He was assassinated by the rebels during the political uprising in my Country,
Before his death, he made a deposit of $15,000,000.00 Million Dollars here in DAKAR SENEGAL,
which was for the purchase of cocoa processing machine and development of another factory before his untimely death.
Being that this part of the world experiences.
{Wasalaam salaam,} Habib Alizo

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