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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:
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Patel Walic <w_p_walic@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <patewalic2@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:24:38 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent Please



Dear Good Friend, I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of Intercontinental Bank Plc Benin. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you, this is to inform you that with my position and power in this Bank, I have transferred out the sum of US$6.320.000.00 through our corresponds paying office in London without the knowing of our Bank Directors here in Benin Republic. In respect of this fund, I will be able to share this fund with you if you can be honest to me by giving me my share immediately you received this in your account because i am to forward your bank information to the paying office in London as changing of the provirus account which I use to move this fund out from our bank here. All you need to do now is to forward your personal information and your Bank Details where I will direct the London paying office to complete the transfer to your account without much delay. This transfer will be concluded with 72hours upon the received of your information. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation. Best regards. Mr Patel Walic
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