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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Marvin Brown" <marv.brown20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marvinbrown2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:43:12 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS...

Hello There,
How are you doing today? I hope well? However I wish to use this medium to
inform you that I have a relatively large sum of Funds for investment; and I
would like you to guide me through the most viable investment opportunities
in your country. Alternatively, I can invest in your line of
business/project if you are interested and if your line of business is
viable and lucrative with high cash flow. I inherited these funds from my
late father.
The funds is presently deposited in a security company in
Europe, But according to my late fathers will he wanted the funds to be well
managed or invest in a lucrative and reputable business project to ensure
the management of the funds, It is for this reason that I have made contact
with you to know if you are willing to secure the funds from the Security
company for investment on my family's behalf in your business project,in
which the total funds amounts to [USD$18.5M].

what we need is a partner who will work with my family in securing the
funds for us, in which would be compensated accordingly, immediately this
transaction has been executed. Please do get back to me
on , if this proposal is of interest to you ok.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks & God Bless.
Marvin Brown
[For The Family

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