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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • marfisher4@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "markfisher12" <markfisher12@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:56:24 -0600
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


URGENT ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope my letter meet you well. I'm in the need of your assistance
My Name is Mark Fisher 19 years old, the only son of late engineering Frank Fisher citizen of America who work's in shell Oil Company in Accra Ghana, who expatriate in Accra Ghana, with my mother and lost their Lives in World trade center bombing on the 11th of sep. 2001. Before his Death, he deposited $2.850, 000million United Sates Dollars in any Finance Security Company Accra Ghana.

Here he accumulated this money from an onshore engineering award. Actual the Finance Security Company has insured me a notice 7days to present my foreigner beneficiary that could help me claim the fund.

Please if you're interested to assist me send to me the Followings below with this email address (marfisher4@yahoo.co.uk):
1) Your full name.
2) Phones, fax and mobile #.
3) Scan copy of your passport I.D.
4) Mailing Address
5) Profession, age and marital Status.

Once the Funds get to your position; you will take 40% and keep my own 60%. Your will help me to investment my own part of share in your business. This transaction is 100% risks free and confidently.

Wait for your urgent response.

Yours truly,
Mark Fisher.

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