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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • gdclaro10@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Gladys Declark." <gdclarl019@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:30:08 +0400
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.

Dear Friend,

I will be highly appreciated upon receipt of your response. However, I attracted with your personality after am through with your profile it gave me more confident that you can be trusted though we haven't meet each other before.

However, I am Mrs. Gladys Declark; I work with bank of Scotland London branch (BSLB) packaging and courier department. I want you to help me clear this package that is in one of a courier company in oversea, of which I have secured a diplomat who promised to help me deliver it to whomever I appoint as a partner to his position. The package involve sum of $10,500,000,00USD all in $100.00 bills.

These are the necessary requirements I need from you: Name: in full/Phone number/Address, Occupation and your position, Age/Status, State/Country.

And I hope at the end of the day you will have 30% while 70% will be for me which shall be invested together with you in a joint investment, other modalities will be discussed as soon as you get back to me. I will be highly appreciated upon receipt of your positive response, so that we can discuss on how to get the consignment of money deliver to your address and your sincerity towards this matter. I must solicit your
strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. I am sure and have confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude. For security reasons. please kindly reply through gdclaro10@yahoo.com


I await your urgent response.

Best Regards

Mrs. Gladys Declark.




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