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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Florence Juliet" <florencejuliet@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:47:54 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

HELLO DEAR,

GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MRS.FLORENCE
JULIET . A WIDOW TO LATE JERRY JULIET. I AM 42 YEARS OLD. I AM NOW A NEW
CHRISTAIN CONVERT,
SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST. FROM ALL INDICATIONS, MY
CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE
MORE THAN 2 MONTHS ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE
HAS GOTTEN
TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST
TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD'NT
PRODUCE ANY CHILD. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I
INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY
NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE PART OF THIS
WEALTH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA,
ASIA AND EUROPE. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER
IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $8,000.000.00 USD STATES DOLLARS TO
THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING DOWN
AT A SECURITY COMPANY IN UNITED KINGDOM.
I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL SURE BE UTILIZED FOR
THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT
CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS, THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE
FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE
DIRECTIVES.

MRS FLORENCE JULIET.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam