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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)
  • "million british pounds" (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: "MRS JENNIFER" <mrjenifaphilipa@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrjenifaphilip@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:31:36 +0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Citibank of London ,
14th Floor Citigroup Center ,
Canada Square Canary London E14 SLB UK

Dear

My name is Mrs. Jennifer Philip; I work in the Int. Operation Department in a Bank here in UK .I want to transfer out fund from our bank here in London , and the fund is of clean origin.

The owner of the money is a foreigner, only I Jennifer know that the money is existing because I am the banker to the owner, and he kept everything in my care, now nobody has a trace to this money, I am looking for a trust foreigner that I can provide account for the transaction.
Like I told you, no trace of the money because the owner of the money is serving 150 years imprison now and all the document both account book he use open the account in our bank is in my care, he don’t even know the account number, he just kept this money in my care here, the name of the person is Mr. Bernard Madoff
As a matter of fact he has the sum of 28, 000, 000, 00 £GBP (Twenty Eight million British Pounds) in the account here in London , which is held with our bank.

I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I don't know any foreigner whom I can trust, I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do not know ourselves before, but be sure that it's real and a genuine transaction

I am certainly 100% sure that nobody will come again for the claim of this money because nobody knows about it. Therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction. I will provide all necessary information/documents needed in order to claim this money.

Regards
Mrs. Jennifer

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