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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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: WEB MASTER <support@mychurch.org>
Reply-To: WEB MASTER <raz_haruna01@yahoo.dk>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:06:39 -0700
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,   MY NAME IS RAZIM HARUNA.I AM 65 YEARS OLD MAN.I AM FROM DUBAI {UNITED ARAB  EMIRATE}.I OWNED TWO BUSINESSES IN DUBAI.I WAS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SIX YEARS AGO.EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN HELPING THE ORPHANS IN THE RPHANAGE/MOTHERLESS HOME.I HAVE DONATED SOME MONEY TO THE ORPHANS IN SIERRA-LEONE,SUDAN,SOUTHAFRICA,CAMEROON,ANGOLA, SOMALIA.BEFORE I BECAME ILL,I SENT SOME MONEY, SIXTEEN  MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A BOX THROUGH ONE SECURITY COMPANY.THE MONEY IS PRESENTLY WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. PRESENTLY, I AM IN A HOSPITAL. MY DOCTORS TOLD ME THAT I HAVE CANCER OF THE LUNGS THAT I HAVE FEW MONTHS TO LIVE.   PLEASE, I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH TO HELP ME COLLECT {BOX} FROM THE  SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. AFTER COLLECTING THE MONEY {BOX} FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE, YOU WILL NOW HELP ME TO TAKE THE MONEY (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) BOX TO ANY ORPHANANAGE HOME CLOSE TO YOU. I AM OFFERING YOU 15%OF THE TOTAL SUM OF SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 5% IS FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURED BY YOU. MAY THE GOOD ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. REGARDS. RAZIM HARUNA N:B IF YOU CAN HELP ME, MAIL ME BACK SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU THE SECURITY COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBER IN EUROPE. AND THE CODE TO OPEN THE BOX.PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.  Visit this user's profile: WEB MASTER (http://www.mychurch.org/member/67006/web-master) MyChurch is a free service that is all about connecting with your friends and church through: Personal Profiles Photo Sharing A Church Blog Event Planning And much more... To join MyChurch, click: http://www.mychurch.org/signup/

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