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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 british pounds" (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: "Junior Verissimo" <mr.mkon0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: juniorv1982@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 12:06:00 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Good Day,
Happy New Year.
I duly apologize if am interfering on your privacy if this request is not
acceptable to you.
First I wish to introduce myself properly to you.I am Willian Verissimo
Jr.the son of the former Guinea-Bissau army chief killed (General Verissimo
Correia Seabre)under the present government of my home country.I Refer you
to this website for its details:
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm)

As you will see from the above site,my father was just murdered in cold
blood and now leaving me and my kid sister Rose fatherless.However prior to
his death he informed me about a deposit of the sum of Twenty Three Million
British Pounds Sterling(£23.000.000)finance house in this country where we
are now.He told me that he agreed with the finance house that he or the
foreign partner will come for the transfer of the funds on a later date, So,
I am soliciting for your help now to come and help us to secure this
inheritance as my late father's foreign partner.We shall discuss your
percentage(%)for you effort,input and any expenes you may incure to see this
transaction through.

Please,remember that any delay in reply will give me room to look for
another person for the same purpose.

Best regards,
Junior.

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