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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: Clifford Dorman <the.cales@bigpond.com>
Reply-To: clifford.dorman@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:30:23 +1100
Subject: FROM CLIFFORD DORMAN


Greetings to you,
I am writing to seek your mutual assistance to actualize my aspirations
and vision in life. My name is Clifford Dorman 22 years old, from
Dafur,Sudan.It is no longer news in the World over that my country is in
tumoil.It was a topical issue in the recent 56TH SESSION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, held in New York.My father who is a very senior
government official was brutally murdered by the rebels.

Recently, as the only child, our family lawyer disclosed his "WILL",
with shocking revealation that he deposited the sum of (US$18,500,000.00)
Eighteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only with
a security firm based in ACCRA GHANA which he intend
to invest after retirement from active service in government before his
untimely death.

At the moment,with the help of our lawyer, may I crave your indulgence,
to solicit your cooperation to stand and receive this fund on my
behalf considering my age as indicated above.

Our plan is to invest part of the fund and disburse the rest.This will
be discussed substantially and in more details,if you accept this
proposal.Kindly forward your address and telephone number to this e-mail
which I will have to give to our lawyer to take it up from there, as I am
not well disposed to handle this transaction due to the sum involved
and its technicality.

Revert back to the under signed.

Yours Sincerely,
Clifford Dorman.

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