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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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "elson joanna" <online_secretary_aid@christfirst.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:16:52 -0800
Subject: URGENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to acknowledge your mail and Qualification
Numbers (N-222-6747, E-900-56) regards to cash grant
Of GBP £1,235,000, 80.

You should note that your email address in addition to
20,000.00 companies and 3,000,000 individual email
addresses were extracted with a software and the
addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and
after the processes, 150 email addresses were selected
and they were shared among various lucky recipients
respectively and which you are one of the recipients of
GBP £1,235,000, 80.

This Grant was promoted and sponsored by a group of
Christians.


These funds are not met or given out for terrorism
Sponsorship, and should not be used as such. We in
Collaboration with UNICEF, WHO, UN are ALL poised to
Eradicating poverty in Africa, Asia , and the world at
Large by the year 2010 and this program is
Geared towards this purpose. We encourage you to after
Receiving your funds, to help and assist your
Community, Create job opportunities.

To facilitate, process your funds for transfer to your
Account, Please downloads the attached CERTIFICATION
FORM IN MSWORD FORMAT in the attachment of this email,
Print-out, fill and send back to us either by fax or email
Attachment.

NB: Your personal information will not be share with
Any third party, other than the funds processing and
Transfer it is meant for.

Regards,
Dr.Frank .N. Hortons,
For Christian Aid.



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