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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 feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sc <c_ibekwe@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: scotch_collins@myway.com
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 13:01:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Proposals


Proposals,

It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co- operation and assistance in a business transaction involving money transfer of GBP £30,000,000(Thirty Million Pounds Sterlings). I am working in a bank here in London and I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important
business, Hoping that you will contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business deal involving money transfer of GBP £30,000,000(Thirty Million Pounds Sterlings) to your account.With your sincere assistant and co-operation,I have determined to work this deal out with you ,if we can do business.

As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. If you are not familiar with the above information, please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about it and send your response.All I require is your honest co-operation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please keep my confidence and disregard this email if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you.

I am waiting for your immediate reply.
Scotch


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