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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs fatinmah" <mrs_fatinmah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fatimah_hariri20@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:21:37 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED PLEASE.

Dear Respected one,
My name is Mrs. Fatimah Nazik Hariri the wife
of Rafik Hariri,the late former prime minister of Lebanon who was killed in
a bomb blast on the 14th of February 2005.
My husband made a huge deposit of money in a security company in Malaysia
totaling the sum of one million five hundred thousand united states
dollars (US$3.5million) and i have the documents conserning the deposit and
no other person can claim the money without this documents.
This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement as a family treasure.This
means that the security company does not know the content of this trunk box
that was sent from Lebanon to Malaysia with my late husbands private jet.
my main purpose of sending you this mail is to help me clear this
consignment from the security company and keep it until the relations of my
husband calms down, while we try and work out jo int venture investment on
estate and properties to be located there in your country.
I am under routine checking about my movements and telephone
calls/conversations. The relations of my husband are asking me to produce
every documents and certificates in my possession concerning my husband's
properties although i have submitted some but i refuse to submit this one.
Upon your acceptance i will trust you and issue you with deposit references
code for you to call the security company.
I look forward to hearing from you soon,for quick processing and conclusion
of this business.

Thanks & kind regards.
Mrs. Fatimah



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