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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (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: "BLESSING DIKE" <blessdingdike101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: blessdingdike101@myway.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:14:54 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

BLESSING AND CO. CHAMBERS
DIKE PLAZA,20 KOFO ABAYOMI WAY
VICTORIA
ISLAND
LAGOS, NIGERIA
RE:ATTENTION
 
Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law
firm,DIKE BLESSING AND CO. {Law Chamber} in Lagos,Nigeria. My name is BLESSING DIKE ESQ. A personal attorney to our late client Mr. James Harrison who use to work for an oil firm in Nigeria. Mr James Harrison a well known Philanthropist,
before he died, he made a Will stating that $4.7M (four million and seven hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be donatedto any Philanthropist of our choice overseas. We have made a random draw that your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will. ]I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank,because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the
beneficiary of this Will within two weeks or else the money will be
credited to the Government treasury as per law here. It is my utmost
desire to execute the Will of our late client.You are required to
contact me immediately to start the process of sending this money to
any of your designated official account. I urge you to contact me
immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given
us a date limit.please act fast. of this message.
 
BLESSING DIKE {ESQ)

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