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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Emma Dave" <edave_21@msn.com>
Reply-To: jukah22@excite.com
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:36:52 +0000
Subject: Business Investment.

Dear Sir

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail, Like i told you in my
letter, my name is Emma Dave, a business consultant in the UK.I represent
some executives of a top Furniture company (Repro Furniture Company)
http://www.reprofurniture.biz/ in United
Kingdom.

I have a very sensitive and private brief from these top furniture company
executives to ask for your partnership to re-profile funds over £4,
300,000.00 (four Million Three Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling). I
will give you the details, but in summary, the funds would be pay to you via
a trust Finance company, and this is a legitimate transaction and without
any government interference. Reasons why they are fronting you is this,
these executives are still in the services of Repro Furniture Company and
they intend to go into a lucrative business which you will advise them in
Asia.

Everything concerning this deal has been perfected and both parties involve
are well protected since you will be dealing with the security company
direct. For now you are expected to forward to me your personal phone number
and your contact address including your business info, be reminded that that
your account is not included, we only need

YOUR FULL NAME:
AGE/ SEX:
PROFESSION:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
TELEPHONE& FAX NUMBER

This I will use to secure Agreement letter, Affidavit of Authority to Claim
and the certificate of deposit. So I urge you to send this requested info
immediately so that I will proceed further for the procurement of this said
papers.

Please for further explanation, you call me immediately you receive this
mail, while thanking you for your mutual understanding.

Emma Dave

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