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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (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: "Peter Martins" <dr_martins_peter8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_petermartins@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:03:05 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,

I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not
known or met before. I got your contact while searching for a reliable and
trusthworthy person with a business/investment exprience over the internet.

I am Dr.Peter Martins,the Manager of the Global Debt Management and Security
Services, London. I seek your assistance in clearing a Treasure Box
containing the sum of Fifteen Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars
(US$15.5) which has been dormant in our vaults for the past five years.

The said box were deposited confidentially by Mr.Abid Hamid Mahmud
Al-Tikriti, the secretary to late President Saddam. Mr.Abid Hamid Mahmud
Al-Tikriti died while in United States Government's custody and since then
the box has been in our vaults unclaimed.

Right now nobody knows the actual depositor of the Box except me.Going by
the usual statutory rules governing our operation, the box shall be handed
over to the UK government authorities as an unclaimed deposit within the
next three months.

All i want you to do is to come forward and claim the box.On clearing the
box, the money will be transferred to your account in your country, then
afterwards, i will come over to meet you in your country for sharing and
business investment.

Note that my own share of the total fund will be 70% while 30% will be for
you.Details of this deal will be made known to you as soon you indicate your
interest.

Please treat this proposal with utmost confidentiality.

While responding,please endeavour to include the following information;

1,Your full name and address.

2,Country/State of origin.

3,Date of birth and Occupation.

4,Telephone number(s)

I will give you my telephone and fax numbers and further details as soon as
you reply this mail and signify your willingness to assist.

Thanks and God Bless You.

Regards,

Dr.Peter Martins.

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