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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:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: micheal brown <dr.brownmicheall@msn.com>
Reply-To: <drbrownmichea.ll@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:24:22 +0100
Subject: Good day



Good day.

Greeting in the name of our lord Jesus christ. I am Dr Micheal Brown who is the personal physician to Evangelist Andrew Jones who is 72 years old and a new christain convert suffering from long time cancer of the brain, from all indication his cancerious conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that he won’t live for long, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to its terminal stage.

His late Wife Mrs Grace Jones who happens to be a nationality of Cote D'Ivore was killed in a plane crash with his two sons . Evangelist Andrew Jones has directed me to contact you as he has decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing towards the development of evangelism in America, Europe, Asian Countries and mostly African country because of the poverty ravaging Africa.according to his directives he said that he would be willing to donate the sum of $6.000,000.00 Million US Dollars to the less privileged. Please i want you to note that this fund was deposited in a bank in Cote D'Ivore abidjan. I honestly pray that this money,when transferred will be used for the said purpose, because he has come to realise that wealth acquisition without christ is vanity.

May the grace of our lord jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family, i await your urgent response as he would be going for an operation soon.

Doctor Micheal Brown on behalf of Evangelist Andrew Jones. MEDICAL DIRECTOR APEX HOPSITAL 00 225 07216 325
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