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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: "Messrs. Williams Favour" <williams.favour@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:27:20 +0000
Subject: Compliments of the season

ATTN:READ CAREFULLY,

Compliments of the season.I have to start by introducing myself to you.I
am Messrs williams Favour,the Head of Delegation to the WorldBank in West
Africa.I am the linkman between the Organization For Petroleum Exporting
Countries
-OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African country.I also attend OPEC
meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspicies of World Bank.I am 54
years of age and with 26 years working experience. Through the sale of our
allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make US$25.5million, which
is currently deposited in a Security company in Europe.

I got your contact on the internet and wants to contact you for your
assist to claim this money as I cannot claim It directly because I am still
a
civil servant, and the code of conduct Bureau forbids me to acquire such
amount of money. It is on this basis That I am contacting you for
assistance, if
you will be interested, Claim documents have been processed and will be
sent to you. The Documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed
to
reflect You as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to
collect the fund on my behalf.I will give you 30% of the fund for this
assistance while 60%will be For me and 10% will be for expenses that may be
incurred on both sides.
I am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial
Movements after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on United
States of America and to avoid any state of financial investigation I will
provide
a classified clearance paper from the relevant body which
will exonerate the money from either drug, money laundered or terrorist
related proceeds.

Kindly respond to this mail indicating interest. I want to assure you
that there is no risk attached in this transaction. You should also provide
me with your private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication.

NOTE: This business is top secret and confidential so please keep it to
yourself.

Expecting your response.

Yours faithfully,
Messrs. Williams Favour

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