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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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: John William <senatorjohnwilliam@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <senatorjohnwilliam@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:07:31 -0600
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.


DEAR SIR / MADAM, I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME .I AM SENATOR JOHN WILLIAM , I FORMERLY WORK WITH AN OIL MERCHANT COMPANY IN LIBYAPACKAGING AND COURIER DEPARTMENT OF CRUDE OIL PRODUCT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH COUNTRY SHORT LISTED DIRECTORY,I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR /CLIAM THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN OVERSEAS WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR CBN ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $20,000,000.00 ALL IN $100.00 NOTES, BUT THE COURIER AGENTS DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENT INSIDE THE BOX , AND I DID NOT TELL THE COURRIER AGENT THAT I HAVE SOME MONEY INSIDE THE BOX , ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS TO HELP ME CLEAR/CLAIM THE BOX AND SEND ME YOUR FULL INFORMATION BELOW . FULL NAME ............ ADDRESS ............... OCCUPATION.......... PHONE NUMBERS......... COUNTRY ............. AGE.............. AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30% , 10% FOR ANY EXPENSIS AND 60% WILL BE FOR ME .MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU ,YOU CAN E-MAIL ME FOR SECURITY REASONS. OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO YOU . NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH E-MAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS. YOURS FAITHFULLY, SENATOR JOHN WILLIAM.

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