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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:
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found 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: Dr Mac Philip <dr_mcphil@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: de_mc169@myway.com
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:57:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From: Dr. McPhilip


Hello Friend,

Am sorry to approach you through this media, as a business of this nature can be discuss directly face to face but due to the distance in our individual country I choose to contact you through this media and hope to be with you soon for Mutual discussion. My Name is Dr. McPhilip From Zimbabwe and am presently in London. I
Contacted you to see if you can be of assistance in receiving any amount listed below: The total sum (TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR MILLIONS FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in your account abroad for investment. I will reward you with some percentages and will make partnership with you in any lucrative business
in your country.

I Guarantee that this money is not proceed from any illegal thing like (Drugs, Terrorism, etc) but proceed from my Fathers Farm in Zimbabwe. Also I Guarantee risk free transaction and good reward to you if you can assist me diligently. Further more, Kindly furnish me with your fful details. As soon as I receive your details, I will write an
application to the Correspondene Finanacial Institute for immediate processing of payment into your account as
my business partner.

Best Regards,

Dr. McPhilip.


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