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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: dr daniel <dr_daniel00100@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: doctor_daniel0001@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:25:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE CO-OPRATION.


Dear Good Friend.

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE CO-OPRATION.

My name is mr daniel.
i am the branch and computer manager here in our bank.I have only
written to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a
transfer involving a huge amount of money $29,million Dollars. {twenty
Nine million United State Of American Dollar} Belonging to our Late
customer, he died since 1995,

till now the account remains dormat.I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. Thus, for your indulgence and support,
I propose an offer of 20% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been successfully concluded.

Your full name , phone number and fax numbers is need in the first place.
Kindly reply this mail by indicating your interest, and I shall furnish you with the
details and necessary proceedures with which to make the transfer
progress, I will send you all the document, you may need for the
transaction when I heard from you,

Yours faithfully,
DR.DANIEL.


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