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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: "off sore" <offsore_202@msn.com>
Reply-To: lialamorgan@lycos.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:03:33 +0000
Subject: urgent reply

Dear  Sir,

My name is LIALA ANTHONETTE MORGAN assistance and

legal adviser to Mrs Lucy Bongo Omah the President of

Gabon.

My madam has advised me to search for a good and

responsible man or woman who can help her claim the

sum of 18.5 million United  States Dollars. This money

was meant for construction of roads and hospital in

the rural areas but  was  never   to be  used  as  a

result of  the Divorce  and Separation  of  my Madam  

with her Husband  President Omar Bongo.

Based  on  the  above,  my  Madam  now   wants  to

invest  this  large  sum of  money  in a  lucrative  

business   outside  Africa hence    the  funds  was

shipped  to Europe  to  enable  us  solicit  for

prospective  investors

This  funds  is  now presently  been  deposited   with

a private  firm in  Madrid  and  has  been  declared

as family belongings and gold in a big truck box.

The name of the company will be released to you upon

your acceptance to help. Our Attorney  would  be  in

a position  to  draft  all   legal  documents  that

will  protect  the  interest  of  all parties

concerned   and you will be rewarded with 20% of the

total money, 5% will be for expenses  that will be

incurred during  the  course  of this  transaction

and  the  remittance  of  the funds  to  any

nominated  banking  co-ordinates   provided  by you.

All replies or inquires should be sent to our  private

e-mail  as indicated  above  and or  to  the  fax

number  as  stated  I   am awaiting your urgent reply.

LIALA ANTHONETTE MORGAN

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