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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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: jerry moore <pin_jaja@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:51:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: email me back


Attn:

I would like to confirm good receipt of your email. In order to proceed in full confidence and complete trust would you be so kind to provide me with brief information about you. I will also like you to assure me that you will not let me down either now or in the
future as I strongly hope to establish a strong long lasting business relationship with you. On this ground we can proceed in complete trust and also scan your
international passport or National I.D card and send to me via email and you private telephone number and I will also do the same to you. From here I can then, on
your instructions, process the transfer of the fund to your country. Further more I would like you to assist me in areas of investment. I would like you to help me
invest the fund on real estate or any viable project.

I would also like to stress that in this kind of transaction one must possess the ability to start and close deal very fast. Hence you should give priority
attention to this transaction. The fund for transfer is of non-drug, terrorist or criminal related. As such this transaction is 100% free of risk and trouble.

On receipt of the above information and a strong assurance from you that my trust and confidence in you is not misplaced, I will then start to process the transfer of the fund to your favor without further delay. And I will like you to keep it secret to your
self because this is a confidential business.I would like to receive in return your acceptance to proceed as suggested.

N.b i will like you to contact me with this email it is safe for me ok, and sorry for not geting back you in time.
thanks.
Best Regards,



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